Ookla Finds a Slow Global Shift to Advanced Wi-Fi
The company found that some regions rely on Wi-Fi 6, but most of the globe still uses Wi-Fi 5.
WASHINGTON, May 8, 2026 – The future of connectivity belongs to Wi-Fi 7 and 6 GigaHertz spectrum band Wi-Fi. Still, advanced Wi-Fi has yet to take off globally, says Ookla, an internet metrics and network diagnostics company, in a Q1 findings report released Monday
The company, under CEO Stephen Bye, used Ookla Speedtest data to track different generations of Wi-Fi and found that North America leads the globe in 6 GHz Wi-Fi use. In the region, 13.8% of users connect to the band. This is a large increase compared to the 2.2% of users that were connecting on the band in 2024.
