125. You Really Don't Need Indoor Standard Power for 6 GHz Wi-Fi

<p>Just because you can turn on standard power for your indoor 6 GHz Wi-Fi network doesn’t mean you should.</p><p>In this episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast, host Tom Hollingsworth is joined by Wi-Fi experts Mark Houtz and Keith Parsons to debate whether indoor standard power is actually necessary. </p><p>While standard power helps client devices transmit louder to fill coverage gaps, it requires Automated Frequency Coordination (AFC) and sacrifices valuable channel spectrum. </p><p>The panel breaks down real-world client behavior, channel width trade-offs, and why traditional Low Power Indoor (LPI) design might still be the smarter choice for your network.</p><p>This and more on the Tech Field Day Podcast, part of the Futurum Podcast Network. </p><p>Panelists: </p><p><a href="https://techfieldday.com/people/keith-parsons/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Keith Parsons</a>, Wi-Fi Expert</p><p><a href="https://techfieldday.com/people/mark-houtz/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Mark Houtz</a>, Wi-Fi Engineer</p><p>Hosts:</p><p><a href="https://techfieldday.com/people/tom-hollingsworth/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tom Hollingsworth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>, Event Lead for Tech Field Day</p><p><a href="https://techfieldday.com/people/alastair-cooke/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Alastair Cooke⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>, Event Lead at Tech Field Day</p><p><a href="https://techfieldday.com/people/stephen-foskett/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stephen Foskett⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>, President and Organizer of <a href="https://techfieldday.com/event/aifd7/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tech Field Day⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Follow the Tech Field Day Podcast <a href="https://x.com/TechFieldDayPod">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on X/Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> or <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/techfielddaypod.bsky.social">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> and use the Hashtag #TFDPodcast to join the discussion. Listen to more episodes <a href="https://techfieldday.com/podcast">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on the podcast page of the website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>.</p>