How Wi-Fi 6E Delivers the 6GHz Spectrum to Upgrade Your Network Experience

The opening of the 6GHz spectrum delivered by Wi-Fi 6E/7 technology delivers faster speeds, lower latency, and more security across your network.

Wi-Fi 6E/7 Quick Facts

3X Bandwidth Capacity

Increasing to 3X as many available Wi-Fi channels, supporting low-latency applications and creating improved user experiences across the network.

6 GHZ Band

NEW 6GHz band for Wi-Fi, with enhanced performance for high-bandwidth applications and new mesh use cases.

Interference-Free Spectrum

Reducing congestion with unused 6GHz spectrum, improving critical applications, device reliability and security.

Bring Faster Speeds and More Channels With Wi-Fi 6E

Support data-intensive applications, solve capacity issues, and deliver immersive experiences across your enterprise with Wi-Fi 6E. Less interference and a dedicated lane makes Wi-Fi 6E ideal for optimizing performance without losing signal. Experience wireless innovation with Extreme wireless access.

Wi-Fi 6/Wi-Fi 6E/Wi-Fi 7—The Smart Choice

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Plot Your Course in the Evolution of Wi-Fi Technology

In this webinar, get an update on the current state of Wi-Fi and learn how upgrading to 6GHz Wi-Fi can alleviate limitations you face today.
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Best Practices: 802.11ax Design and Deployment

802.11ax is the 6th generation of the Wi-Fi standard and introduces several significant technologies comparted to prior Wi-Fi generations.
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Wi-Fi 6/6E/7 Buyer’s Guide

Download this buyer guide to understand how you can build a robust wireless network using 6 GHz Wi-Fi
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Guides and Tools for Wi-Fi 6E

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Wi-Fi 6/6E/7 Buyer’s Guide

Download this buyer guide to understand how you can build a robust wireless network using 6 GHz Wi-Fi
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The Case for Upgrading to Wi-Fi 6/6E

Over the last 20 years, Wi-Fi has expanded, but recently, it has experienced growing pains. As your organization returns, having grown accustomed to remote work, they bring with them an explosion of additional devices and data hungry applications.
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Customer Stories

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Crowne Plaza Antwerp Delivers Memorable Guest Experience

The Crowne Plaza Antwerp boasts 262 guest rooms and 14 conference rooms, while standing as one of the largest hotels in the most populated area in Belgium.
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Novant Health Rolls Out Enterprise-Grade Patient Experience with Wi-Fi 6E

Novant Health is a nonprofit healthcare system comprised of 15 medical centers and over 1,800 physicians in over 800 locations across North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
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E.ON Reduces OpEx With Cloud-Native Flexibility

E.ON, one of the largest energy companies in Europe, is reducing OpEx with a secure, scalable, cloud-native network.
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Case Studies

Discover how organizations worldwide have transformed their operations with a modern IT infrastructure built on Extreme solutions.

Wi-Fi 6E Vs. Wi-Fi 6

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Wi-Fi 6E Advantages

Key Features

All features of Wi-Fi 6 included

  • All Wi-Fi 6 features that improve performance, speed, coverage, efficiency, power savings are included in Wi-Fi 6E and further enhanced due to the ability to operate in 6 GHz band

Frequency Bands

2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, 6 GHz

  • More reliable critical application performance with less interference in 6 GHz, even in dense environments
  • Enhanced capability for mesh applications with clean 6 GHz spectrum
  • Legacy device performance can improve, as more new devices offload from 2.4 & 5 GHz and transition to 6 GHz

Security Standards

WPA3 (Mandatory), Enhanced Open (Mandatory)

  • Better IoT security
  • Improved security for guest devices

Maximum 20MHz channels available

87 channels * (across 2.4, 5, and 6 GHz)

  • More capacity for high-bandwidth applications
  • Spectrum power rules conductive for the use of 80 MHz and 160 channels in the enterprise
  • Better use experiences and performance for emerging applications such as HD video conferencing, VoIP and VR/AR

Wi-Fi 6

Key Features

OFDMA (UL/DL), MU-MIMO (UL/DL), TWT, BSS Coloring, 1024 QAM

Frequency Bands

2.4GHz, 5GHz

Security Standards

WPA3 (Optional), Enhanced Open (Optional)

Maximum 20MHz channels available

28 channels* (across 2.4 and 5 GHz)

 

FAQs

Wi-Fi 6E and 6GHz wireless technologies deliver fast speeds, lower latency, and greater capacity to meet the demands of modern enterprise networks. Explore how Extreme’s solutions leverage this new spectrum to improve performance, security, and user experience in domains like healthcare, education, and more.