Editing IEEE 802.11 (section)

===802.11ah===
{{Main|IEEE 802.11ah}}

IEEE 802.11ah, published in 2017,<ref>{{cite book|doi=10.1109/IEEESTD.2017.7920364 |isbn=978-1-5044-3911-4 |title=IEEE Standard for Information technology--Telecommunications and information exchange between systems - Local and metropolitan area networks--Specific requirements - Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications Amendment 2: Sub 1 GHZ License Exempt Operation }}</ref> defines a WLAN system operating at sub-1&nbsp;GHz license-exempt bands. Due to the favorable propagation characteristics of the low-frequency spectra, 802.11ah can provide improved transmission range compared with the conventional 802.11 WLANs operating in the 2.4&nbsp;GHz and 5&nbsp;GHz&nbsp;bands. 802.11ah can be used for various purposes including large-scale sensor networks,<ref name="80211ah-daily-wireless">{{cite web |url=http://www.dailywireless.org/2013/08/30/802-11ah-wifi-standard-for-900mhz/ |last=Churchill |first=Sam |title=802.11ah: WiFi Standard for 900MHz |date=2013-08-30 |access-date=2014-02-11 |website=DailyWireless |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140210073727/http://www.dailywireless.org/2013/08/30/802-11ah-wifi-standard-for-900mhz/ |archive-date=10 February 2014 }}</ref> extended-range hotspots, and outdoor Wi-Fi for cellular WAN carrier traffic offloading, whereas the available bandwidth is relatively narrow. The protocol intends consumption to be competitive with low-power [[Bluetooth]], at a much wider range.<ref name="theverge">{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/1/4/10691400/new-wifi-halow-standard-announced-iot-ces-2016|title=There's a new type of Wi-Fi, and it's designed to connect your smart home|date=2016-01-04|website=[[The Verge]]|access-date=2015-01-04|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160104142935/http://www.theverge.com/2016/1/4/10691400/new-wifi-halow-standard-announced-iot-ces-2016|archive-date=2016-01-04}}</ref>