Wi‑Fi 6E

E25260

IEEE 802.11 amendment Wi‑Fi standard

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.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Wi‑Fi 6E canonical	2
Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED 6E	2
Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED Wi‑Fi 6E	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T165986 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Wi‑Fi 6E
Context triple: [Wi‑Fi Alliance, focusesOnTechnology, Wi‑Fi 6E]

A. Wi‑Fi 6
Wi‑Fi 6 is the sixth-generation Wi‑Fi standard (IEEE 802.11ax) that delivers faster speeds, better performance in crowded environments, and improved efficiency for modern wireless networks.
B. Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED 6
Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED 6 is the Wi‑Fi Alliance’s certification program for devices implementing the Wi‑Fi 6 (802.11ax) standard, ensuring improved performance, capacity, and efficiency in wireless networks.
C. Wi‑Fi 5
Wi‑Fi 5 is the fifth-generation Wi‑Fi standard (based on IEEE 802.11ac) that significantly increased wireless network speed and capacity, especially in the 5 GHz band.
D. Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED Agile Multiband
Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED Agile Multiband is a Wi‑Fi Alliance certification program that ensures devices can intelligently and efficiently steer traffic across multiple bands and access points to optimize wireless performance and reliability.
E. Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED 7
Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED 7 is the Wi‑Fi Alliance’s certification program for devices implementing the Wi‑Fi 7 (IEEE 802.11be) standard, ensuring interoperability, performance, and security across compliant products.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Wi‑Fi 6E
Target entity description: 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.

A. Wi‑Fi 6
Wi‑Fi 6 is the sixth-generation Wi‑Fi standard (IEEE 802.11ax) that delivers faster speeds, better performance in crowded environments, and improved efficiency for modern wireless networks.
B. Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED 6
Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED 6 is the Wi‑Fi Alliance’s certification program for devices implementing the Wi‑Fi 6 (802.11ax) standard, ensuring improved performance, capacity, and efficiency in wireless networks.
C. Wi‑Fi 5
Wi‑Fi 5 is the fifth-generation Wi‑Fi standard (based on IEEE 802.11ac) that significantly increased wireless network speed and capacity, especially in the 5 GHz band.
D. Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED Agile Multiband
Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED Agile Multiband is a Wi‑Fi Alliance certification program that ensures devices can intelligently and efficiently steer traffic across multiple bands and access points to optimize wireless performance and reliability.
E. Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED 7
Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED 7 is the Wi‑Fi Alliance’s certification program for devices implementing the Wi‑Fi 7 (IEEE 802.11be) standard, ensuring interoperability, performance, and security across compliant products.
F. None of above. chosen

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	Wi‑Fi 6 ⓘ surface form: IEEE 802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6 ⓘ
certificationOwner	Wi‑Fi Alliance ⓘ
certificationProgram	Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED 6 ⓘ
designedFor	less congested Wi‑Fi spectrum ⓘ
extendsStandard	Wi‑Fi 6 ⓘ surface form: 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 of America ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ OFDM ⓘ surface form: OFDMA Target Wake Time ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wi‑Fi Alliance → focusesOnTechnology → Wi‑Fi 6E ⓘ

Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED QoS Management → relatedTo → Wi‑Fi 6E ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED Wi‑Fi 6E

Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED 7 → successorTo → Wi‑Fi 6E ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED 6E

Wi‑Fi 6 → followedBy → Wi‑Fi 6E ⓘ

Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED → relatedTo → Wi‑Fi 6E ⓘ