FCC filings reveal a new Google Nest router featuring Wi-Fi 6E, Thread, and Bluetooth LE

FCC filings reveal a new Google Nest router featuring Wi-Fi 6E, Thread, and Bluetooth LE

Internal and exterior images in the application remain classified and unlisted, but they do detail the wireless equipment aboard as well as an “Internal Proprietary Antenna Solution consisting of 6 antennae.”

  • 2 x 2.4GHz / 5GHz dual band antennas for BT, Thread, 5GHz Wi-Fi Primary
  • 2 x 5GHz Wi-Fi Diversity
  • 2 x 2.4GHz / 6GHz dual band antennas for Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6E routers, unlike their Wi-Fi 6 predecessors, include a new 6GHz band for compatible devices to connect to, in addition to 2.4GHz and 5GHz, decreasing signal interference and delivering better speeds. Even though there aren’t many devices that can connect on 6GHz currently, the band can be utilized to backhaul local communications between access points, removing some of the noise from the network and improving performance for other connected devices.