On the sidelines of the largest trade show dedicated to new technologies, the Wifi Alliance has unveiled a new standard of connectivity: Wifi 6E. A new terminology which refers to a new standard derived from Wifi 6. This new standard promises pretty evolutions; more stable, faster connections and with reduced latency. The only drawback to this new standard is that its scope is slightly reduced.
The novelty of this new standard is that it exploits more bandwidths. If Wifi 6, formalized last September, already works with the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands, the new Wifi 6E is capable of exploiting the 6 GHz band. It is thanks to this compatibility that the speed of the new wifi standard will offer increased speeds, as well as reduced latency. Wifi 6 already promised speeds 20 to 40% faster than Wifi 5.
On the other hand, the main defect of Wifi 6E will be felt in rather large dwellings since its range is reduced in comparison with Wifi 6.
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However, thanks to the characteristics of the 6 GHz band, namely that it has 14 channels of 80 MHz in width and 7 additional channels of 160 MHz, it will offer better performance for services which require significant bit rates, including 4K streaming, cloud gaming or virtual reality.
If the Wifi Alliance has already adopted this new name, this does not mean that the Wifi 6E will soon be operational. Indeed, currently and in many countries, the bandwidth of 6 GHZ is still exploited for other uses, in particular for telecommunications.
The organization that promotes WiFi and related technologies has already met with the competent American and European authorities in order to gradually free up the 6 GHz bandwidth in the coming months.
The formalization of Wifi 6E should help the deployment of Wifi 6, as well as the certification of devices compatible with this standard. Good for homes that are becoming more and more connected. However, it will be necessary to wait until the manufacturers adapt their devices to this new standard so that they are certified Wifi 6E.
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