The industry’s first enterprise-grade Wi-Fi 6E access point (AP) — from the newly introduced 630 Series from Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company — just made its debut, extending wireless connectivity to the six-gigahertz (GHz) band.
The 630 Series triband campus APs are designed for Wi-Fi 6E devices that operate in the 6-GHz band, opened in April 2020 by the Federal Communications Commission for unlicensed use in the U.S.
For more than two decades, unlicensed spectrum for Wi-Fi connectivity has only been available in the 2.4-GHz and 5-GHz bands. But skyrocketing connectivity demands have put a strain on existing Wi-Fi networks. The opening of the 6-GHz band for Wi-Fi 6E created an opportunity for innovation around new devices, demand for which is expected to grow tremendously over the next couple of years.
