Wi-Fi 6E is about to dock: what does it mean for us?

After the first Wi-Fi 6 commercial hardware devices appeared on the market, the Wi-Fi Alliance continued to release an upgraded version for this standard.

The standard is named Wi-Fi 6E and is designed to use unlicensed 6GHz spectrum .

Connected devices are gradually becoming extremely popular. From the smart screen to the connected door lock, every smart home device will take up bandwidth and cause local Wi-Fi networks to be congested. And Wi-Fi 6E was created to solve this problem.

As the 5GHz spectrum capacity runs out, it is time to open the 6GHz spectrum for unlicensed activities. Until now, this ash band was originally restricted to devices such as radars. Wi-Fi 6E will open an additional 14 80MHz channels and 7 additional 160MHz channels to ensure the necessary bandwidth.

For consumers, this means that streaming videos will be consistently more reliable and reliable, with resolutions up to 8K; as well as carrying sufficient throughput and reducing latency when using AR / VR. It also helps you to be able to connect more devices to your home network without worrying about being slow.

The Wi-Fi Alliance hopes that smartphones and home access points will be the first devices to adopt this technology. Of course, this still needs to be scrutinized. It may take a few months to a year for us to see the first Wi-Fi 6E enabled devices ship.

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