Cisco’s Partner Summit 2026 WLAN news puts Thousand Eyes test agents inside Wi-Fi 7 and 6E access points, ships a Model Context Protocol server for the networking platform, and schedules post-quantum over-the-air encryption for 2027. 650 Group reads what that means for network operations.
Our forecast for both Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7 is quite bullish. We expect the switchover towards 6 GHz-based Wi-Fi infrastructure to be more rapid than previous upgrade cycles. Part of our thinking has been that important, high-volume devices like smartphones will incorporate Wi-Fi 6E capabilities. Today, at Apple’s September… Read More »Apple iPhone 15 Pro Has Wi-Fi 6E
Each year, Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company has its Atmosphere conference. This year the conference theme was “Journey to the Edge.” However, this year was also much different from previous conferences because Aruba completed the acquisition of Silver Peak last September. As a result of the acquisition, the conference… Read More »Aruba Atmosphere 2021 – “Journey to the Edge”
Today’s big news from the FCC is that it will open up 6 GHz to Wi-Fi and other unlicensed uses. The FCC authorizes “1,200 megahertz of spectrum in the 6 GHz band (5.925–7.125 GHz) available for unlicensed use,” and further explains that it authorizes “standard-power devices in 850 megahertz in the 6… Read More »Six Groups of Companies That Benefit From FCC’s Vote To Open Up 6 GHz
Recent FCC Ruling Opens Door to Expanded Spectrum and Capacity Boosted by 3-4X of Standard Wi-Fi Leading to Growth Opportunities PORTOLA VALLEY, Calif. April 23, 2020 — According to a new forecast report issued by 650 Group, revenues for the Wi-Fi 6E-based Enterprise + Outdoor Wireless LAN market will exceed $1B by… Read More »650 Group Forecasts the Enterprise Wi-Fi 6E Market to Exceed $1B by 2025
Qualcomm made many wireless-related announcements today from its San Diego, CA headquarters, in place of making a presentation at #MWC20 in Barcelona. Top announcements included its FSM100xx 5G small cell chips customer announcements, RF-chip availability, Wi-Fi 6E demonstrations, and 5G smartphone customer announcements. FSM100xx 5G RAN endorsements. Qualcomm announced… Read More »Qualcomm MWC20 announcements include Updates on 5G, Wi-Fi 6E and mmWave
