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Re:5G Advocates Renew Attempts to Poach Wi-Fi’s 6GHz Spectrum by ksec on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @03:48AM (#25655847)
Interesting you mentioned AX210.

I have been asking and waiting for a response on WiFi 6E. Because right now AX210 doesn't have 6Ghz turned on. And its WiFi Certified document [1] does not have a 6Ghz listed. The WiFi Alliance also does not specifically mention 6Ghz support as being the requirement of WiFi 6E certified. I am under the impression for Intel, a software update will come once 6Ghz has been truly opened up in US. But this will be a first to see product adding new Frequency Spectrum support after its FCC testing and approval.

The reason I ask and gone though these trouble is because I saw a few, namely Xiaomi released an WiFi 6E router with no support of 6Ghz.

[1] Google: WFA101047 , Its an PDF File with no direct link

Re:5G Advocates Renew Attempts to Poach Wi-Fi’s 6GHz Spectrum by drewg123 on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @03:52PM (#25662319)
This is interesting. Indeed the certification report you found does not mention 6GHz. But according to Intel's AX210 whitepaper[1] "The product supports dual-stream Wi-Fi in the 2.4GHz, 5GHz and 6GHz bands". So I certainly hope it supports 6Ghz now. I'll be very disappointed if it doesn't.

Is the Xiaomi router for sale with 6Ghz enabled? I can't seem to find it on their web site. I saw a few listings on AliExpress for a 2021 AX6000, but they did not mention 6Ghz.

[1]: https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents...

Re:5G Advocates Renew Attempts to Poach Wi-Fi’s 6GHz Spectrum by ksec on Thursday January 07, 2021 @12:18AM (#25667543)
>Is the Xiaomi router for sale with 6Ghz enabled?

No it is not. Since there are no 6Ghz Spectrum time table in China. The official webpage for AX6000 is here [1] ( In Chinese ) And after I have made multiple enquiry to WiFI Alliance and Xiaomi they have somehow removed all mention of "WiFI 6E" from their pages. Instead referring it to WiFI 6 "enhanced". You can still see some site [2] and here [3] referring it to WiFi 6E. But I think within the last 48 hours they are actively removing all WiFI6E reference.

Not sure if it has anything to do with my enquiry, considering no one on the internet actually cared to question and ask I would like to take some credit for it :D

I would expect 6Ghz to work as advertise from Intel with software update. It is Intel after all and they have at least listed 6Ghz as being officially supported.

Apology If I had caused any confusion.

[1] https://www.mi.com/r6000

[2] https://www.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_demos_its_wifi_6e_ax6000_rou...

[3] https://www.notebookcheck.net/Xiaomi-promotes-its-new-Wi-Fi-...

Re:5G Advocates Renew Attempts to Poach Wi-Fi’s 6GHz Spectrum by drewg123 on Thursday January 07, 2021 @02:06PM (#25675657)
Not confusing at all. You've actually clarified a few things for me.