Chanalyzer & Wi-Spy DBx and 6GHz

What are Metageek’s plans for supporting the expanded 6GHz band on Chanalyzer and Wi-Spy DBx? Will it be a firmware upgrade on the Wi-Spy or a new dongle?

Hey @geek.dad!

While the firmware on the Wi-Spy DBx is upgradeable, unfortunately getting 6 GHz support would require significant hardware changes. It’s not possible for us to enable 5 GHz support with a firmware upgrade.

We are keeping a very, very close eye on the 6 GHz situation. I don’t have any announcements to make today, but stay tuned. :smiley:

Thanks Joel!

Looking forward to seeing what’s coming down the road.

Chuck

Joel,

It has been two years since last update. There are a lot more AP and Clients supporting 6E in the market now. I was wondering if MetaGeek has a plan to release 6E support.

Thanks,
Dave

Hi Joel,

when can we expect a “Wi-Spy DBx Tri-band spectrum analyzer” ? We are having clients with 6Ghz networks and still cannot perform any spectrum analyzing on it. No one seems to have a answer. HELP!

Hi,
Mid 2024 and Wi-Fi 7 / 802.11be has been released, and 6GHz clients are ON the Market! …Anything??