In a conversation with RCR Wireless News, Dell’Oro Group founder and CEO Tam Dell’Oro expressed that while she has “huge expectations for 6 GHz spectrum,” it’s not Wi-Fi 6E, but rather Wi-Fi 7 that will usher in widespread adoption of unlicensed Wi-Fi use in the 6 GHz band.
Manufacturers shared with the analyst group that 6E shipments are coming in below expectations. This, said Dell’Oro, paired with supply constraints, spectrum compliance hurdles and the impending release of Wi-Fi 7 enterprise-grade products, led the firm to conclude in its latest Wireless LAN 5-Year Forecast Report that many users will “bypass” Wi-Fi 6E.
