Following several months of evaluation, the IEEE has established a formal study group focused on ‘extremely high throughput’ (EHT) for WiFi in bands between 1 GHz and 7.125 GHz, which would include the current WiFi allocations, and the 6 GHz spectrum which the FCC plans to open up for unlicensed usage (and other countries are likely to follow). The EHT group held its first meeting in Hawaii last month, and has started identifying requirements for a potential amendment to 802.11 to boost peak throughput in mid-band spectrum, bringing it close to that in millimeter wave bands (where the closely related WiGig/802.11ad standards live, but which still have challenges in terms of range and indoor penetration). While the study group seeks…