What Does Wi-Fi 6E Mean for the Home?

As the FCC is scheduled to take the final vote this coming Thursday on Wi-Fi 6E, we expect this technology will bring tremendous opportunity and will drive new “all home” wireless architectures. In this blog, Charles Cheevers previews what we should expect and invites you to register for the April 24th Wi-Fi Now webinar.

wifi-healing-homepage-imageThis week will mark an important moment in the world of Wi-Fi Spectrum. The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) is scheduled to take the final vote this coming Thursday (April 23rd) on 6 GHz Wi-Fi (as known as Wi-Fi 6E).

As I stated in a previous blog, Wi-Fi 6E will bring tremendous opportunity and will drive new “all home” wireless architectures

In a recent interview with Wi-Fi Now, I explained how this could be “Holy Grail” of home Wi-Fi. In that interview, I described that home networks could look something like this: one 160 MHz channel for every room (there are seven within the new 6 GHz band) interconnected by a couple of 160 MHz channels forming a residential Wi-Fi-powered multi-gigabit backbone. The backbone could use the future 802.11be (presumably Wi-Fi 7) standard.

CLICK TO TWEET: CommScope’s Charles Cheevers provides his insight into the future benefits of Wi-Fi 6E in home networks.

With the addition of specific 6 GHz spectrum that only allows for Wi-Fi 6E devices to use it, the FCC ruling will bring increased and improved performance.

As a leader in this technology, CommScope will continue to leverage its extensive expertise in Wi-Fi devices and applications to help usher in a new era of wireless access and services for homes and businesses. In this Wi-Fi NOW video shot during the 2019 Wi-Fi World Congress International Expo and Conference, I explain what 6 GHz Wi-Fi really means to the home. Click below to view the video.

I also invite you to join me, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and other industry leaders on Friday, April 24 at 1 pm ET for the “Wi-Fi Now Special Event on 6 GHz Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi 6E)” webinar. Click the link below to register for the webinar.

Wi-Fi Now Webinar Registration