WBA Declares Wi-Fi 6 Ready for Carrier Network Deployment
Trials covered key vertical deployment scenarios and use cases
LONDON — Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) announced the conclusion of five trial deployments of Wi-Fi 6 across diverse markets. The deployments show that Wi-Fi 6, with wider channels up to 160 MHz and capacity up to 9.6 Gbps (compared to 3.5 Gbps in Wi-Fi 5), can enable nearly three times faster gigabit data rates. Wi-Fi 6 is also now proven to deliver better reliability, lower latency, more deterministic behaviour, and better network efficiency, especially in environments with many connected devices. Wi-Fi 6 will help with congestion problems, increase densification of the network, and enable new use cases.
The trials, covering a range of different verticals and deployment scenarios, demonstrate the key capabilities of Wi-Fi 6 in live networks, establishing its readiness for carrier deployments around the world. This lays the foundation for enterprises, homes, schools, transportation hubs, travellers, and IoT.