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WiFi 6E when?
When do you think we will see Orbi AX with 6E in the market?
Do you think it would support 160Mhz instead of RBR850 supports only 80Mhz for clients with 6Ghz?
Do you think it would support 160Mhz instead of RBR850 supports only 80Mhz for clients with 6Ghz?
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Current Orbi AX doesn't support 6E, will be new chipset and HW.
- TP-Link is about to launch it.
So I hope Netgear will launch Orbi 6E soon too.
https://www.tp-link.com/my/home-networking/deco/deco-x96/Might be good, though nothing on the client side that supporting of 6E as of yet.
I would avoid anything TP-LInk.
Good Luck.
- I think the biggest deal near term at least with WiFi 6E will be a 6ghz backhaul. Will take years for enough WiFi 6E clients to filter in, but that will be an immediate improvement for mesh networks.
6E will be a whole new product.
FURRYe38 wrote:https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/23/21231623/6ghz-wifi-6e-explained-speed-availability-fcc-approval
Look like it so far:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WLAN_channels#6_GHz_(802.11ax)
To add to Mr. Furryes' Wiki Post: IEEE_802.11ax
Although, excerpt from the above: "The 802.11ax (WiFi6) standard is expected to be published in February 2021."
Will be interesting to see who comes out with the client HW.
I read an article not too long ago about a manufacturer asking the FCC to do WiFi7 testing. I wouldn't be surprised if WiFi now doesn't follow computing porcessor evolution. With a Speed/Level Doubling every 18 months. But now that processor dev is in the single digit nm area, it's slowing. But WiFi is all Blue Sky . . .
And were just getting 2.5Gb on the WAN port now. Still waiting on the LAN side. Though CPU capasity and processing will be needed for that as time goes on. :smileywink:
- Its getting closer now.
Asus just revealed the first router that supports next-gen Wi-Fi 6E connections
https://www.cnet.com/news/asus-just-revealed-the-first-router-that-supports-next-gen-wi-fi-6e-connections-rog-rapture-gt-axe11000/ - Netgear released it but not for Orbi.
Mesh lovers will soon get 6E
https://www.netgear.com/home/wifi/routers/raxe500How soon?
