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		sinak on July 13, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 100x Faster Than Wi-Fi: Light-Based Networking Sta... I think you're misreading Shannon's Law. It's not that the higher the frequency the greater the max bandwidth. It's the higher the bandwidth the more data you can put through.

OnACoffeeBreak on July 13, 2023 [–]

I am agreeing with you and providing more info:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shannon%E2%80%93Hartley_theore...

Maximum channel capacity depends on signal bandwidth and SNR.

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