text: On April 23, the United States FCC voted unanimously to open the 6 GHz band for use by Wi-Fi and other unlicensed broadband radio systems. This new Order – which adds an additional 1,200 MHz for Wi-Fi – is the single most consequential FCC decision in at least a generation and in some ways eclipses the original 1997 decision opening the 5 GHz U-NII bands. Chuck will review the scope of the decision, the concurrent Further Notice of Proposed Rule making, and preview likely developments in this band in 2021 and beyond.
  Chuck Lukaszewski is Vice President, Wireless Strategy & Standards in the CTO Office at Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company. He is CWNE #112. His responsibilities include driving roadmap & vision around future wireless products and services, and he leads the team that represents HPE in various wireless standards bodies and spectrum regulatory fora.
  Chuck has been engineering and deploying large-scale 802.11 networks for over 12 years, joining Aruba in 2007. He has built Wi-Fi systems in hospitals, warehouses, seaports, rail yards, manufacturing plants, arenas, stadiums, and other complex RF environments. At Aruba, he led the company’s global Customer Engineering team for six years before joining the CTO organization in 2013. He is the author of six books and design guides including Very High-Density 802.11ac Networks and Outdoor MIMO Wireless Networks.
  Keith Parsons is Managing Director of the Wireless LAN Professionals, Inc. A gifted presenter, Keith is known for his wit and broad technical experience. He holds 68 technical certifications (9 Wireless) and has earned an MBA from the Marriott School of Management. He is an author (or editor) of 30+ technical publications and has developed seven technical industry and vendor certifications.
  Mr. Parsons is a sought after presenter for a variety of technical conferences on the subjects of Wireless LAN and Network Security/Penetration Testing. He travels throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Australia in behalf of a wide variety of IT vendors, explaining their products to networking professionals.
  Keith has been on the CWNP and CWNE Advisory Boards – and is CWNE #3. He is currently on the Wireless LAN Association Executive Committee. For the past 18 years, Mr. Parsons has focused on Wireless LANs, both in providing high-quality customized training as well as WLAN design and consulting services with a variety of global corporations.
  Focus on the fundamentals and capabilities of different wireless bridging technologies, the different frequencies available, pros and cons of each, and a look in to the ‘art of the feasible’ in the near and far future.
  Jerrod has been working within Wi-Fi for over 15 years, focusing on outdoor coverage and use cases, warehousing, and specialized applications. Currently serving as the outdoor product manager for Aruba Networks, he previously was the Technical Marketing Engineer focusing on outdoor, warehousing, and Federal applications, and before that served as a systems engineer support Federal DoD, Intel, and US Army.