The need for high speed internet facility is much more than just a necessity of the current generation. World without a good WiFi is hard to live on and digitalization of services has further created the urgency for a good network solution.

WiFi currently operates on two bands 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz which roughly uses 400 MHz of spectrum. The introduction of WiFi 6E would induce much faster internet connectivity free from the congestions.

The WiFi band 6 Ghz would be using 1200 MHz spectrum by adding 14 more 80 MHz and 7 additional 160 MHz channels for high bandwidth applicaions requiring much faster data transfer. The maximum speed offered would be same as of the 5 GHz band WiFi which is 9.6 Gbps and also would depend on the home internet service providers. However the spedd would increase considerably due to the larger spectrum than the current ones.

BENEFITS OF WIFI BAND 6 GHz

• Network Latency and Transmission Speed

  Reduced latency up to 75% and increased speed of higher data transfers with more efficient data encoding and intelligent use of wireless spectrum. Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) is a way by which WiFi 6 subdivides channels to allow multiple transmissions at the same time. Overlapping Basic Service Sets (OBSS) is another feature which WiFi 6 uses to uniquely identify a network and ignore any other traffic.

• Next Level of Security

  Unlike WPA security, WiFi 6 introduces Dragonfly Key Exchange system, also called SAE or Simultaneous Authentication of Equals, with much stronger encryption.

• Enhancement of Battery Life for Devices

  Increases battery life of devices by waking and transmitting only when it is necessary which allows devices to use less energy. Target Wake Time (TWT) allows for more efficient communication between your router and device regarding when to sleep or wake up.

DELICENSING WiFi BAND 6 GHz

WiFi band 6 GHz being one of the fastest bands, delicensing would enhance it's usage through “free to use” by anyone, and the users need not pay any fees or obtain a license (right to use) from the government. Licensed bands has “right to exclusive use” and are allocated through auctions.

Delicensing would affect the revenues of the government, however such would further enhance the potential of unlicensed spectrum in AR, AI or Metaverse. Rather than confining the power of AR or metaverse in indoors, outdoor wireless communications between the devices are required to transform it into a mobile technology for daily lives.

There remains an agreement to delicense some portion of the spectrum.