Re: [6gip] Wi-Fi 6E

[Alexandre Petrescu <[e-mail]>]

Le 04/01/2021 à 17:48, Behcet Sarikaya a écrit :
> Hi all,
> 
> 6G came to Wi-Fi :) now it is time for smart phones.
> It is weird why they call it 6E?

I suspect '6' as using a band somewhere at 6GHz.  But I dont know which 
band more precisely would that be.  Is it the band typically used for 
802.11-OCB which is 5.875MHz-5.925MHz?

E in '6E' might mean 'Extended', or some band that is beyond that 
hypothetical 6GHz band.  But I dont know which one.  It could be towards 
27GHz and why not somewhere at 70GHz.

But I think these bands will continue to stay separated from the bands 
planned for the 6G '6th Generation', which might be in the Terahertz range.

I terms of timeline: WiFi 6E might be on the consumer market maybe in a 
year or two whereas with 6G we look at first trials in 8 years time.

> 
> 2020 has ended on a great note for the Wi-Fi community. Wi-Fi 6E 
> momentum has certainly taken hold. Following the approval of BCM4389 as 
> the first Wi-Fi device to operate in the 6 GHz, FCC has approved an 
> access point powered by Broadcom's Wi-Fi 6E silicon. ROG Rapture 
> GT-AXE11000 - the first Wi-Fi 6E Low Power Indoor AP - is powered by 
> Broadcom's BCM43684 chip.

Thanks for the references.  It's the next WiFi thing to expect.

Alex

> 
> 
> Happy New Year everyone.
> 
> Behcet & Dirk
>