Wi-Fi in 5.9 GHz, 6 GHz Bands Worth $183 Billion to Economy

摘要

Opening spectrum for Wi-Fi use in the 5.9 gigahertz and 6 GHz bands would add at least $183.44 billion to the U.S. economy over the next five years, according to a study released by WifiForward. The study, which was prepared by Raul Katz, director-business strategy research at the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information and president of Telecom Advisory Services LLC, concludes that the FCC's proposal to free up part of the 5.9 GHz band would provide $28.14 billion in economic value, its 6 GHz band proposal to be voted at the April 23 meeting would generate $153.75 billion in economic value, and the sale of Wi-Fi equipment to be used in both bands would generate $1.54 billion in economic value.