If you've ever wondered what a white Xbox Series X would look like, meet the Linksys AXE8400. Most of the big consumer network brands showed up to CES with a Wi-Fi 6E router to show off. Clients are coming, so what we need are Wi-Fi 6E access points, or "routers" when you're talking about the all-in-one consumer-grade network equipment. ![]() The Intel AX210 card is for sale to users, by the way, so you can upgrade most desktops and laptops to Wi-Fi 6E yourself, right now, with an add-in card. MSI's GE76 Raider looks like it will be the first Wi-Fi 6E laptop, thanks to Intel's AX210 Wi-Fi card. Wi-Fi 6E is an option on the Snapdragon 888 SoC that will end up in most flagship devices, and you'll probably see the more expensive models adopt it. The highest-profile device at CES was the Samsung Galaxy S21, and while the cheaper variants don't have Wi-Fi 6E, the $1,200 "Ultra" model does, and by most accounts, it is "the world's first Wi-Fi 6E phone." Expect this trend to continue for most Android phones in 2021. Getting on Wi-Fi 6E will mean buying new clients and new access points, though, hence this roundup article. If your Wi-Fi is currently terrible due to crowded airwaves in a densely populated area, Wi-Fi 6E could greatly improve your wireless performance. Neither Wi-Fi 6 or Wi-Fi 6E is about more speed-both are more about dealing with Wi-Fi capacity issues, which frequently rear their heads in apartment buildings and large public gatherings. Previously, 5GHz only offered 140MHz of useful, non-DFS spectrum, and 2.4 GHz only had 70MHz of very crowded spectrum, which is vulnerable to running microwaves and other interference. In the United States, 6E has a huge chunk of continuous spectrum-1200MHz. Previously, Wi-Fi only worked on the 2.4Ghz and 5GHz spectrum, but Wi-Fi 6E uses the 6GHz spectrum. While Wi-Fi 6 (no "e," aka 802.11ax) is a bunch of technical improvements mostly aimed at more efficient usage of existing spectrum, Wi-Fi 6E is all about expanding Wi-Fi to a newly freed-up chunk of spectrum. Wi-Fi 6E, if you haven't heard, is a new standard for Wi-Fi that was approved by the FCC last year. The Wi-Fi Alliance started certifying devices on January 7, and CES 2021 saw plenty of product announcements related to the Wi-Fi 6E rollout. Wi-Fi 6E is very slowly coming to a product near you. ![]() Wi-Fi 6E isn’t here yet-but Broadcom is clearly banking on it.Wi-Fi 6E becomes official-the FCC will vote on rules this month.The new Snapdragon 865 Plus packs Wi-Fi 6E, 10% higher clocks.
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