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  • ksec - Thursday, February 13, 2020 - link

    160Mhz, 6Ghz, Tri Band? I hope OFDMA is also fixed. ( Or we can ignore it in 2.4Ghz which is what is causing problem from I heard )

    Finally all these optional features are standard, at least in Apple Ecosystem which uses Broadcom. ( Cant remember what they use on Mac )

    All these are very welcome news.
  • yeeeeman - Thursday, February 13, 2020 - link

    samsung also uses broadcom on galaxy s line.
  • haukionkannel - Thursday, February 13, 2020 - link

    Just when we did get customer friendly Wi-Fi 4 Wi-Fi 5 Wi-Fi 6 names... we get Wi-Fi 6e... and that is how it begings... soon we have 6c, 6i, 6x... and nobody knows what is best and what is compatible with what.
  • GreyFox7 - Thursday, February 13, 2020 - link

    They just can't help themselves. Should you need further proof go look at USB standards if you dare to call USB Burgoo a standard where they throw everything in the pot and simmer.
  • danjw - Thursday, February 13, 2020 - link

    That was exactly what I was thinking when I saw WiFi 6e. WiFi 6x Gen 4 2x2 for the win. ;-)
  • yeeeeman - Thursday, February 13, 2020 - link

    It is 6e because it means extended. This is wifi 6 with the added capability of working on 6Ghz band. No reason to move to wifi 7 for this.
  • peevee - Thursday, February 13, 2020 - link

    It should have been 6G from the start. :)
  • levizx - Wednesday, February 19, 2020 - link

    WiFi 6e is exactly the same as WiFi 6 on the same band, the only difference is the added band. Why would they use a new name?
  • mooninite - Thursday, February 13, 2020 - link

    Is 160MHz usable with Wifi 6 in the USA? I ask because it is impossible to use 160MHz in the USA for Wifi 5. Not only is it due to lack of client support but the FCC/Military restrictions on it don't allow it to work.
  • edtasdf - Thursday, February 13, 2020 - link

    This article says the FCC will have to clear it first.
  • yeeeeman - Thursday, February 13, 2020 - link

    On 6ghz, probably yes.
  • peevee - Thursday, February 13, 2020 - link

    WiFi 6 allows splitting 160MHz into 80+80, so if there are 2 80MHz-wide channels available, it should work.
  • MTEK - Thursday, February 13, 2020 - link

    Is this *the* Wi-Fi 6E chipset to have, or are we better off waiting for them to figure out how it works in the real world?
  • ksec - Thursday, February 13, 2020 - link

    I think it would be fair to say we need some testing and real world data first. But from Spec sheet it fixed all the problem that we had with the initial launch of WiFi 6.
  • yeeeeman - Thursday, February 13, 2020 - link

    Yes, remains to be seen. Galaxy s10 has the first wifi 6 chip from broadcom and even if they say it will rock with the speeds, it cannot even keep up with last year wifi 5 solution.
  • Makaveli - Thursday, February 13, 2020 - link

    You have any links or proof to back this statement?

    " it cannot even keep up with last year wifi 5 solution"
  • Great_Scott - Thursday, February 13, 2020 - link

    Well, from what I can see the upgrade is mostly useless, like 8K screens.

    The good news is that 2Gbps+ wireless performance will be there for once Internet connections get that fast. Perhaps 10 more years in the US.
  • FXi - Sunday, February 16, 2020 - link

    I'd imagine that Intel and Qualcomm can't be far behind on this one. The added channels available make Wifi 6 far more viable in a "normal" busy environment than just using 5Ghz.

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