WIFi 6E

[sfx2000]

The thing the Wi-Fi industry is salivating over is that the new spectrum will make 160 MHz bandwidth available without radar detection gymnastics as well as the 320 MHz bandwidth

The thing is that the Telco's are also pretty excited about the proposed unlicensed band expansion so they can run 5G, as Sub6 can play strongly in that band - LTE-U/LTE-LAA/MultiFire...

Management of that band is likely going to be similar to the 3.5GHz band (CBRS), where it's public/private, with incumbent spectrum owners having priority...

So to manage things - AFC, aka Automatic Frequency Control, with database lookups - some folks concerned about privacy around geo/civil location lookups and IP addresses - that's a concern.

https://wifinowglobal.com/news-and-...erates-intent-to-release-6-ghz-band-to-wi-fi/

 

[shareout]

Do the clients also need new hardware, antennas or chips for example Intel AX200

 

[gfondeur]

Do the clients also need new hardware, antennas or chips for example Intel AX200

More than likely

 

[sfx2000]

Do the clients also need new hardware, antennas or chips for example Intel AX200

No, just the AP side...

 

[thiggins]

No, just the AP side...

Sorry to continue to necro-post, but this is not true. As was mentioned earlier in the thread, antennas and RF components in current STAs do not support 6 GHz.

You current devices will work with 6E APs, but on 5 GHz. Only 6E devices will be able to use the new bands.

 

[gfondeur]

Sorry to continue to necro-post, but this is not true. As was mentioned earlier in the thread, antennas and RF components in current STAs do not support 6 GHz.

You current devices will work with 6E APs, but on 5 GHz. Only 6E devices will be able to use the new bands.

Like I said, most than likely