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It's wasted effort in the US, since the 2025 budget bill directs the FCC to sell off much of the 6GHz band on which WiFi 7 depends. https://arstechnica.com/tec

• Nextgrid 11mo ago
  How would that work… will they have to force manufacturers to recall or issue mandatory updates to routers which already support it? FCC enforcement for interference can work for occasional troublemakers but there’s no way they can go after every single consumer who (most likely not even realizing it) bought a 6Ghz-capable router that is encroaching on the now-privatized frequency band.
• rpcope1 11mo ago
  I guess we're going to let AT&T, Verizon and everyone else just squat the entire spectrum. "5G" and the pillaging and theft of spectrum that seems to just sit idle anyways has been such a scam. If they wanted innovation there should be more ISM bands and less dependence being encouraged on wireless providers for "Internet access" as opposed to just biting the bullet and running more fiber and copper. But that would be bad for Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T's bottom line so obviously we can't do that.
• Phelinofist 11mo ago
  Germany also wants to sell the 6Ghz frequencies to MNOs
• astrange 11mo ago
  6GHz is blocked by almost all walls, so this would only be an issue if your network was outside.