Wi‑Fi 6E

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Wi‑Fi 6E is an extension of the Wi‑Fi 6 standard that adds support for the 6 GHz band to deliver higher speeds, lower latency, and less interference for wireless networks.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf IEEE 802.11 amendment
Wi‑Fi standard
announcedInYear 2020
backwardCompatibility Wi‑Fi 5
Wi‑Fi 6
earlier Wi‑Fi generations on 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz
basedOn IEEE 802.11ax
Wi‑Fi 6
certificationOwner Wi‑Fi Alliance
certificationProgram Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED 6
designedFor less congested Wi‑Fi spectrum
extendsStandard IEEE 802.11ax
Wi‑Fi 6
improvesOver Wi‑Fi 5
legacy 2.4 GHz Wi‑Fi
introducedBy Wi‑Fi Alliance
marketNameFor 802.11ax in 6 GHz band
maximumChannelWidth 160 MHz
numberOfAdditionalChannels up to 59 20‑MHz channels (region‑dependent)
primaryBenefit higher throughput
lower latency
more available spectrum
reduced interference
regulatoryRegion Brazil
Canada
European Union
South Korea
United Kingdom
United States
other countries with 6 GHz Wi‑Fi approval
requires Wi‑Fi 6E compatible client device
Wi‑Fi 6E compatible router
spectrumRange 5.925–7.125 GHz (region‑dependent)
supports higher aggregate network capacity
more simultaneous users
supportsFrequencyBand 2.4 GHz band
5 GHz band
6 GHz band
targetEnvironment enterprise networks
home networks
public hotspots
typicalUseCase 4K and 8K video streaming
AR and VR applications
high‑density Wi‑Fi deployments
low‑latency gaming
usesTechnology 1024‑QAM
BSS coloring
MU‑MIMO
OFDMA
Target Wake Time

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Wi‑Fi Alliance
focusesOnTechnology
Wi‑Fi 6
followedBy
Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED QoS Management ("Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED Wi‑Fi 6E")
relatedTo
Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED 7 ("Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED 6E")
successorTo

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