With three stream 80211ac technology the airport extreme base station takes wi fi speeds over the top you can reach data rates of up to 13 gbps triple the previous 80211n standard which means up to three times faster wi fi 2 you also get double the channel bandwidth with 80 mhz wide channels providing more room for more data to flow faster than ever and if you have 80211 abgn devices airport extreme maximizes that connection as well what you do with all that extra speed is up to