6 GHz Incumbents Want Real-World Tests of Wi-Fi in 6 GHz Band
Incumbent users of the 6 GHz band asked the FCC to work with a new 15,500 Wi-Fi 6E access point network at the University of Michigan to do real world tests of the Wi-Fi standard, which incorporates the 6 GHz…
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band. “The current unlicensed 6 GHz rules relied almost exclusively upon simulations and data provided by CableLabs -- measurements based on devices using the Wi-Fi 5 standard or older standards, as the Wi-Fi 6 standard for high speed and wider bandwidths was not certified until September 2019,” said a filing posted Tuesday in docket 19-295: “Unlicensed proponents’ own data demonstrate that since 2018, when those measurements were taken, wireless data rates have increased three-fold and the density of Wi-Fi access points has increased four-fold.” The filing was signed by the Utilities Technology Council, the Edison Electric Institute, the American Public Power Association, the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association and the Enterprise Wireless Alliance.