The rumor mill is now reporting the Apple’s upcoming iPhone 13 handsets will introduce the Wi-Fi 6E standard.
Per DigiTimes:
GaAs IC foundries Win Semiconductors and Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC), and GaAs epi-wafer supplier Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) are all poised to log significant revenue gains in the second half of 2021, buoyed by demand for the upcoming iPhones and Wi-Fi 6E related applications, according to industry sources.
The new Wi-Fi 6E standard, is in fact, identical to Wi-Fi 6, which is available since the iPhone 11. Here, “E” stands for “Extended,” which means Wi-Fi 6 is extended to the 6 GHz band.
TP-Link offered the following on its blog:
6 GHz is the new frequency band ranging from 5.925 GHz to 7.125 GHz, allowing up to 1,200 MHz of additional spectrum. (…) Access to the 6 GHz frequency brings more bandwidth, faster speeds, and lower latency, opening up resources for future innovations like AR/VR, 8K streaming, and more.
It’s also been reported that supplier Qualcomm, Broadcom, and MediaTek have begun commercializing the production of Wi-Fi 6E core chips, which have to be paired with RF front-end modules.
The iPhone 13 is also expected to feature four new models with a smaller notch, the A15 chip, and new camera sensors.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.