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WIFI 6

11Chris11 — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 16:06:15 GMT

WILL WIFI 6 BE SUPPORTED BY SKY??????????????

Re: WIFI 6

TimmyBGood — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 16:21:08 GMT

You don't have to shout.

No UK ISP currently supplies a WiFi 6-capable router, and the ongoing worldwide semiconductor shortage suggests bringing out new mass-market models this year will be challenging when millions of units may be involved. Current models cannot be upgraded through firmware updates: 802.11ax has a different hardware specification to 802.11ac

Re: WIFI 6

JPR007 — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 16:13:48 GMT

@11Chris11 At the moment no. In future yes.

There are no timescales yet, for reasons as @TimmyBGood has stated.

Re: WIFI 6

cookiemonsteruk — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 16:12:58 GMT

@11Chris11

In addition to @TimmyBGood even with a 3rd party wifi6 router you will need devices that support it especially wifi 6e.

Re: WIFI 6

TimmyBGood — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 17:04:25 GMT

https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2021/02/first-hints-of-future-wifi-6-bt-smarthub-3-broadband-router.html

Re: WIFI 6

11Chris11 — Thu, 26 Aug 2021 07:24:48 GMT

Any idea of timescales within Skys future plans??

Re: WIFI 6

jamesn123 — Thu, 26 Aug 2021 09:53:02 GMT

@11Chris11 wrote:

Any idea of timescales within Skys future plans??

Sky havent said anything, I would imagine its probably being worked on internally but likely not anything in the near future due to not many devices supporting WiFi 6 yet.

Re: WIFI 6

TimmyBGood — Thu, 26 Aug 2021 12:18:06 GMT

@11Chris11 wrote:

Any idea of timescales within Skys future plans??

All ISPs will be planning their next router to be specified to 802.11ax, as the article I linked to above indicates. As Sky only released their last model two years ago they may not have one in a late stage of development at this time: the BT Smart Hub 2 is a year older, which is why it's assumed that their next model will arrive before anything from Sky.

Re: WIFI 6

Woody711 — Fri, 07 Jan 2022 22:37:57 GMT

Jurassic Fibre provide a Nokia Wi-Fi 6 (AX) router. They are a UK based ISP offering full fibre (FTTC).

I spoke with one of their installation engineers in Exeter, yesterday, 06.01.22 who confirmed this to be the case.

I believe that other full fibre Internet Service Providers also offer Wi-Fi 6 routers.

Re: WIFI 6

jamesn123 — Fri, 07 Jan 2022 23:04:50 GMT

@Woody711

Yes they are niche suppliers with a few thousand to hundred thousand subscribers who likely expect more from their provider.

If you choose Sky or any other budget/mass market ISP for a matter of fact, as your broadband provider, you should not expect the latest technology

Re: WIFI 6

Woody711 — Fri, 07 Jan 2022 23:40:53 GMT

Sky, believe in better.

It should be......

Sky, believe in better, elsewhere 🤣

To be fair, Sky have been a decent ISP but their equipment is average at best.

Re: WIFI 6

TimmyBGood — Sat, 08 Jan 2022 11:51:25 GMT

@Woody711 wrote:

They are a UK based ISP offering full fibre (FTTC).

To a very small number of addresses in a limited geographical area. It's considerably quicker and easier for the emerging alternative full fibre providers to source a few thousand third-party WiFi 6 routers than for Sky, BT, Virgin and the like to specify, develop and commission their own-brand hardware which will be manufactured and distributed in the millions (and even more so during a global silicon component shortage): this is happening right now, but it takes time.

Re: WIFI 6

Woody711 — Sun, 09 Jan 2022 04:28:15 GMT

@TimmyBGood

To a very small number of addresses in a limited geographical area.

That's right Timmy but other ISP's in different geographical areas also offer Wi-fi 6 routers here and now.

Some FTTP ISP's also offer monthly rolling contracts so that you can join them and rejoin a large ISP when they get around to installing FTTP in your area.

I appreciate that Sky and larger ISP's take years to roll new equipment out but the answer to the original post as to whether Sky offer Wi-fi 6 routers is no but other ISP's may well do in your area.