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April 14, 2022

SJSU: first university to offer Wi-Fi 6

Illustration by Hanz Pacheco

San Jose State students who returned to campus after August 2021 have faster internet thanks to Wi-Fi 6 connections on campus.

Kenneth Mashinchi, SJSU senior director of strategic communications and media relations, said in an email SJSU is the first university to use Wi-Fi 6 technology. 

The new Wi-Fi technology is one of the first steps in SJSU’s Transformation 2030 initiative, which focuses on transforming the university's campus and its social and academic environment.

The goal of the initiative is to develop SJSU into a more modern campus that fits into the Silicon Valley setting, according to SJSU’S Transformation 2030 webpage.

Wi-Fi 6 is the newest upgrade in internet speed technology, with nearly three times the speed of Wi-Fi 5, measured in megabits per second, according to Intel’s webpage.

Wi-Fi 6 also allows for more efficient communication between routers and devices, which may increase device’s battery life, according to the same Intel webpage.

Wi-Fi works by activating your Wi-Fi radio when it’s going to be used; therefore, devices spend less energy searching for a wireless signal, according to the same webpage.

This change will help accommodate the 34% increase in connected devices and a 108% increase in data usage from 2019-2021, according to the SJSU Information Technology Blog Wi-Fi 6 webpage.

The new availability of Wi-Fi across campus provides students with more study areas with reliable internet connection for those who want to avoid the crowded Student Union or Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library.