Ofcom Adopt Shared Upper 6GHz Band for UK Mobile and Wi-Fi Networks

Ofcom promises 'faster Wi-Fi and better mobile performance' in the UK thanks to pioneering 6GHz plan that uses 'air traffic control' wizardry for Wi-Fi and 6G

Ofcom is now implementing its proposal to use more 6GHz spectrum for Wi-Fi and mobile broadbandThe upper band of 6GHz will be used for better performance in both cases, though it'll be Wi-Fi only to start with6G mobile will be part of the recipe in the 2030s, and both Wi-Fi and 6G will be able to share the same frequency band thanks to Automated Frequency Coordination tech, which is likened to air traffic controlOfcom is aiming to boost Wi-Fi sp…

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Ofcom Adopt Shared Upper 6GHz Band for UK Mobile and Wi-Fi Networks

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today decided to implement their plan for allowing Low Power Indoor (LPI) Wi-Fi and outdoor mobile broadband (4G, 5G etc.) networks to “share” access to the Upper 6GHz radio spectrum band (6425 to 7125MHz). The UK will thus become the first country in Europe to adopt this, but mobile networks won’t be able to harness it until after 2030. Just to recap. The Lower (5925 to 6425MHz) part of the 6GHz band is alr…