In a step that wireless experts described as the most important development in Wi-Fi networks during the past 20 years, the American authorities opened the frequency spectrum (6 GHz) for public use with Wi-Fi networks without the need to obtain a prior license, which means the launch Officially for the sixth generation of "Wi-Fi", within the United States, where technology companies are allowed to include the chips of "Wi-Fi" operating in this frequency band and the sixth generation, in the devices of "routers" data, laptop computers and smart phones, televisions and tablets, as well On raising the speeds of "Wi-Fi" at an average rate Of times the current speed.
The US Federal Communications Committee voted, by approval of this decision, during its recent meeting, to enable data routers to broadcast across the ranges of (2.4 GHz) and (5 GHz), then the range (6 GHz), and to translate this into communications Faster and more reliable than the current generation of devices.
The biggest addition
Kevin Robinson, head of the Wi-Fi technology marketing team responsible for overseeing this technology globally, said that the decision represents the largest addition to the spectrum operating in this technology, since the committee issued decisions to operate the Wi-Fi for the first time in 1989 , As it doubles the space granted to this technology from the frequency spectrum by four times the amount of space available for routers and other devices, it is expected that the various devices will start supporting the new generation of Wi-Fi by the end of this year, as these devices will come bearing the mark of "Wi-Fi 6" Which".
Initial offering
In the same context, the IDC think tank, which specializes in the ICT market research, expected 2020 to be the year of the initial launch of the sixth generation of Wi-Fi products, with smartphones and tablets, while televisions will only show the new generation Over the next year.
The Foundation explained that the spread rates are not only governed by the production of devices, but similar decisions from the governments of different countries, as each country is responsible for managing the frequency spectrum within its borders.
ready
And about the time range during which the sixth generation of Wi-Fi products are expected to reach the markets, the Wi-Fi Technology Association expected that the first batch of devices that support "Wi-Fi 6E" will be present in the markets during the last quarter of this year, But the real spread and actual use will be during the year 2021.
The union confirmed that the companies and manufacturers of devices are already preparing to produce devices compatible with the new generation, including the company «Broadcom Maker», which manufactures the chipset «Wi-Fi» for mobile phones, and the company «Qualcon» to manufacture processors and chipset «Wi» for smart phones , Which confirmed that it would be ready to launch supportive products for the new generation by January 2021.
In the field of production of «routers», announced the company «Linksys» and «Netgear», the two largest producers of this type of devices, that they are ready to produce the new Wi-Fi chips, while the company «Apple» confirmed its willingness to move forward In launching products operating in this generation.
«Wi-Fi 6»
The Wi-Fi Association provided some clarifications about the sixth generation of Wi-Fi, and the scope of "6 gigahertz," explaining that the different generations of Wi-Fi technology had in the past names themselves that are the numbers of wireless communication protocols, which work It shall be approved and approved by the relevant international bodies, such as the "3E" Association, or the Society of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the "Wi-Fi" coalition, and others. And it seemed difficult and incomprehensible for ordinary non-specialized users, and therefore the standards or different wireless communication protocols were renamed with the names of successive generations, as is the case in mobile communication networks, which moved from the first generation until it reached the fifth generation of the mobile. The federation added that the current generation "Wi-Fi 5" offers speeds of up to 1300 megabits per second over a five-gigahertz range, which is the speed of 600 times the first generation of "Wi-Fi" that was provided in 1997. As for "Wi-Fi 6" provides a rate 1.1Gbps data transmission over the 2.4GHz band, and up to 4.8Gbps over the fiveGHz band.