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24 Aug 2021 05:06 PM
WILL WIFI 6 BE SUPPORTED BY SKY??????????????
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24 Aug 2021 05:08 PM - last edited: 24 Aug 2021 05:21 PM
Posted by a Superuser, not a Sky employee. Find out more
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
24 Aug 2021 05:11 PM - last edited: 24 Aug 2021 05:13 PM
Posted by a Superuser, not a Sky employee. Find out more@11Chris11 At the moment no. In future yes.
There are no timescales yet, for reasons as @TimmyBGood has stated.
24 Aug 2021 05:12 PM
Posted by a Superuser, not a Sky employee. Find out more
In addition to @TimmyBGood even with a 3rd party wifi6 router you will need devices that support it especially wifi 6e.
24 Aug 2021 06:04 PM
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26 Aug 2021 08:24 AM
Any idea of timescales within Skys future plans??
26 Aug 2021 10:53 AM
Posted by a Superuser, not a Sky employee. Find out more
@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.
26 Aug 2021 12:57 PM - last edited: 26 Aug 2021 01:18 PM
Posted by a Superuser, not a Sky employee. Find out more
@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.
07 Jan 2022 10:37 PM
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.
07 Jan 2022 11:04 PM
Posted by a Superuser, not a Sky employee. Find out moreYes 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
07 Jan 2022 11:40 PM
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.
08 Jan 2022 11:47 AM - last edited: 08 Jan 2022 11:51 AM
Posted by a Superuser, not a Sky employee. Find out more
@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.
09 Jan 2022 04:28 AM
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.
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