Telecoms industry eager for Mexican regulator to adopt speedy Wi-Fi 6

A man looks his mobile phone in downtown Mexico City, Mexico, February 3, 2021. Picture taken February 3, 2021. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The Mexican telecommunications regulator's delayed approval of Wi-Fi 6, a new wireless technology already operating in Brazil, is depriving Mexican homes and businesses of a "historic" increase in internet speeds, sector experts say.

Wi-Fi 6 is part of a new generation of innovations, like 5G technology, offering faster connection speeds and greater bandwidth. It operates on the radio frequency between 5925 and 7125 megahertz (MHz), generally called the 6 gigahertz (GHz) spectrum.