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 WHAT IS WI-FI 6E?

• Wi-Fi 6E uses the capabilities of 6 GHz to enable high-

bandwidth applications that require faster data
throughout, like streaming video in HD and 4K, and online
or virtual reality gaming. It will also allow businesses
valuable options for the expansion of their networks and
networking devices.
 WI-FI 6E

• It offers speeds in the gigabit range.

• It supports up to 1.2 GHz more Wi-Fi
spectrum in the 6 GHz band.
• Up to 2 Gbps speeds are achievable in
mobile phones.
• It offers extremely low latency (< 1 ms ).
• It offers higher capacity, hence a higher
number of users are supported by Wi-Fi
6E compared to traditional Wi-Fi.
• Less interference as this frequency
spectrum is not common to any wireless
household devices.
• It supports wider channels in 80 MHz and
160 MHz BW (Bandwidth).
 LIMITATIONS

• To use the new 6 GHz band,

you’ll need a new
broadcaster (router, access
point) and clients (phones,
laptops, etc.) that support it.
It also does not support any
legacy device operation in 6
GHz, however these legacy
devices are supported in 2.4
GHz and 5 GHz bands.
• Your new Wi-Fi 6E compliant gadgets will work with older
standards, but expect that they will also encounter the same
limitations of the older standards.
• The Wi-Fi Alliance launched its Wi-Fi 6E certification program
on January 7, 2021, ahead of the anticipated CES 2021 and
coinciding with the official release of Wi-Fi 6/6E. New devices
with this standard will indicate “Wi-Fi 6/6E” or the Wi-Fi 6
logo on the packaging, advertisements, labels, and so on.
• Phones that come with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 processor
support this new standard, with the US version of the Samsung
Galaxy S21 being one of the first devices available. ASUS has also
announced the Rapture GT-AXE11000 router, which boasts of being
the first router to support such a standard. TP-Link also announced
a full lineup of new routers for this year which includes multiple Wi-
Fi 6E options, as well as a new Wi-Fi 6 mesh router with built-in
Alexa voice control functionality.
• As with any generational leap, it takes time to propagate, especially
as consumers hold on to their devices longer than any previous
years, but it provides some piece of mind to know that technology
is prepared to meet the challenge as more Internet connected
devices come online and our homes become smarter, more
intelligent and interconnected.