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WBA and partners trial Wi-Fi 6E, OpenRoaming at European university

September 15, 2022

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The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) revealed today that a recent proof-of-concept trial that tested both Wi-Fi 6E and OpenRoaming achieved an impressive maximum download speed of 1.7 Gbps. The trial, which took place at the Polytechnic Institute of Viseu (IPV) in Portugal, utilized the Extreme Networks AP4000 Wi-Fi 6E access point (AP) to enable “immersive, interactive learning experiences” such as 8K video.

The WBA claimed that this trial represents the first-ever demonstration of a Wi-Fi 6E network connected to OpenRoaming. OpenRoaming, developed by Cisco and now controlled by WBA, allows seamless Wi-Fi onboarding from location to location without the need for logins or passwords.

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