Austin, TX and Washington, D.C. – October 16, 2020 – Wi-Fi Alliance® welcomes the South Korea Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) decision to allow Wi-Fi® operations in the 6 GHz band. With this decision, South Korea becomes the first country in Asia-Pacific to harness additional economic value from unlicensed spectrum and realize the transformative socioeconomic benefits of Wi-Fi 6E. We are grateful to MSIT for recognizing that Wi-Fi requires additional spectrum capacity to meet growing user demand and look forward to contributing to expanded connectivity and innovation in South Korea.
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