IEEE Std 802.11ac technology (802.11ac) is the latest technology breakthrough in WLAN market. We will definitely see more and more WLAN equipment providers quickly release new 802.11ac product lines. There are some advanced features in 802.11ac, such as high-rate modulation and wider channel, which make new 802.11ac standard more desirable in bandwidth-hungry networking environment.
All current shipped “802.11ac” devices are based on "802.11ac First Wave" design. It means the devices are capable to transmit radio signal via a contiguous 80-MHz channel (VHT80). Wider channels with even-higher bandwidth, such as contiguous 160-MHz channel bonding (VHT160) or non-contiguous 160-MHz channel bounding (VHT80+80), are both optional features in 802.11ac standards. Most key chipset partners, Broadcom, Qualcomm-Atheros Communication, Marvell, or Mediatek, all define such specification as Second-Wave 802.11ac and promise to deliver their samples to key customers around Christmas 2014 or earlier 2015.
The devices with 802.11ac capabilities will be constrained by new regulatory criteria with 80-MHz channel bonding. The channel-bonding has endorsed by lots of countries already. Applicants just need to perform addition (and more complicate tests) beyond existing 20 MHz (HT20) or 40 MHz (HT40). The following is the latest survey result in 269 countries for their acceptance/approval at 5.x GHz 80 MHz usage. In the latest survey, there were total 134 countries/territories which accept 80-MHz enabled 802.11ac devices. The survey is done on May 31, 2013, readers shall further discuss with local compliance experts if they want to import, export, or use such devices in the specific countries. Even so, the chart may be still useful for readers to quickly get a general idea of market.
802.11ac (VHT80) Worldwide Acceptance Table
The following is the latest survey for 5.x GHz 80-MHz acceptance worldwide.
Remark: (v) means that local Regulatory Body approves 5.x GHz 80-MHz RF usage and accept the applications.
No.
|
Country
|
Accept & Approve 802.11ac (VHT80)
|
Accept & Approve 802.11
a/h (HT20 or HT40)
|
1
|
Afghanistan
|
v
|
|
2
|
Albania
|
v
|
|
3
|
Algeria
|
v
|
v
|
4
|
American Samoa (USA)
|
v (follow FCC)
|
v
|
5
|
Andorra
|
v
|
|
6
|
Angola
|
v
|
|
7
|
Anguilla (UK)
|
v (follow EU)
|
v
|
8
|
Antarctica
|
v
|
|
9
|
Antigua and Barbuda
|
v
|
|
10
|
Argentina
|
v
|
|
11
|
Armenia
|
v
|
v
|
12
|
Aruba (Netherlands)
|
v (follow EU)
|
v
|
13
|
Ashore and Cartier Islands (Australia)
|
v (follow ANZ)
|
v
|
14
|
Australia/NZ
|
v
|
v
|
15
|
Azerbaijan
|
v
|
|
16
|
Bahamas
|
v
|
v
|
17
|
Bahrain
|
v
|
v
|
18
|
Baker Island (USA)
|
v (follow FCC)
|
v
|
19
|
Bangladesh
|
v
|
|
20
|
Barbados
|
v
|
v
|
21
|
Bassas da India (France)
|
v (follow EU)
|
v
|
22
|
Belarus
|
v
|
v
|
23
|
Belize
|
v
|
v
|
24
|
Benin
|
v
|
|
25
|
Bermuda (UK)
|
v (follow EU)
|
v
|
26
|
Bhutan
|
v
|
|
27
|
Bolivia
|
v
|
|
28
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
v
|
|
29
|
Botswana
|
v
|
|
30
|
Bouvet Island (Norway)
|
v (follow EU)
|
v
|
31
|
Brazil
|
v (5725 - 5850MHz, not allow ch144)
|
v
|
32
|
British Indian Ocean Territory (UK)
|
v
|
|
33
|
British Virgin Islands (UK)
|
v (follow EU)
|
v
|
34
|
Brunei
|
v
|
|
35
|
Bulgaria
|
v
|
|
36
|
Burkina Faso
|
v
|
|
37
|
Burma (Myanmar)
|
v
|
|
38
|
Burundi
|
v
|
|
39
|
Cambodia
|
v
|
|
40
|
Cameroon
|
v
|
|
41
|
Canada
|
v
|
v
|
42
|
Cape Verde
|
v
|
v
|
43
|
Cayman Islands (UK)
|
v (follow EU)
|
v
|
44
|
Central African Republic
|
v
|
|
45
|
Chad
|
v
|
v
|
46
|
Chile
|
v
|
v
|
47
|
China
|
v
|
v
|
48
|
Christmas Island (Australia)
|
v (follow ANZ)
|
v
|
49
|
Clipperton Island (France)
|
v (follow EU)
|
v
|
50
|
Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia)
|
v (follow ANZ)
|
v
|
51
|
Colombia
|
v
|
v
|
52
|
Comoros
|
v
|
|
53
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the. Zaire
|
v
|
|
54
|
Congo, Republic of the
|
v
|
|
55
|
Cook Islands
|
v
|
|
56
|
Coral Sea Islands (Australia)
|
v (follow ANZ)
|
v
|
57
|
Costa Rica
|
v
|
v
|
58
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
v
|
|
59
|
Cote d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast
|
v
|
|
60
|
Croatia
|
v
|
|
61
|
Cuba
|
v
|
|
62
|
Djibouti
|
v
|
|
63
|
Dominica
|
v
|
|
64
|
East Timor
|
v
|
|
65
|
Ecuador
|
v
|
v
|
66
|
Egypt
|
v
|
|
67
|
El Salvador
|
v
|
|
68
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
v
|
|
69
|
Eritrea
|
v
|
|
70
|
Ethiopia
|
v
|
|
71
|
EU-Austria
|
v
|
v
|
72
|
EU-Belgium
|
v
|
v
|
73
|
EU-Cyprus
|
v
|
v
|
74
|
EU-Czech Republic
|
v
|
v
|
75
|
EU-Denmark
|
v
|
v
|
76
|
EU-Estonia
|
v
|
v
|
77
|
EU-Finland
|
v
|
v
|
78
|
EU-France
|
v
|
v
|
79
|
EU-Germany
|
v
|
v
|
80
|
EU-Greece
|
v
|
v
|
81
|
EU-Hungary
|
v
|
v
|
82
|
EU-Iceland
|
v
|
v
|
83
|
EU-Ireland
|
v
|
v
|
84
|
EU-Italy
|
v
|
v
|
85
|
EU-Latvia
|
v
|
v
|
86
|
EU-Liechtenstein
|
v
|
v
|
87
|
EU-Lithuania
|
v
|
v
|
88
|
EU-Luxembourg
|
v
|
v
|
89
|
EU-Malta
|
v
|
v
|
90
|
EU-Monaco
|
v
|
v
|
91
|
EU-Netherlands
|
v
|
v
|
92
|
EU-Norway
|
v
|
v
|
93
|
EU-Poland
|
v
|
v
|
94
|
EU-Portugal
|
v
|
v
|
95
|
Europa Island (France)
|
v (follow EU)
|
v
|
96
|
EU-Slovak Republic
|
v
|
v
|
97
|
EU-Slovenia
|
v
|
v
|
98
|
EU-Spain
|
v
|
v
|
99
|
EU-Sweden
|
v
|
v
|
100
|
EU-Switzerland
|
v
|
v
|
101
|
EU-United Kingdom
|
v
|
v
|
102
|
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) (UK)
|
v (follow EU)
|
v
|
103
|
Faroe Islands (Denmark)
|
v (follow EU)
|
v
|
104
|
Fiji
|
v
|
|
105
|
French Guiana
|
v
|
|
106
|
French Polynesia (France)
|
v
|
v
|
107
|
French Southern and Antarctic Lands (FR Southern Territories)
|
v (follow EU)
|
v
|
108
|
Gabon
|
v
|
|
109
|
Gambia
|
v
|
|
110
|
Gaza Strip
|
v
|
|
111
|
Georgia
|
v
|
|
112
|
Ghana
|
v
|
|
113
|
Gibraltar (UK)
|
v (follow EU)
|
v
|
114
|
Glorioso Islands (France)
|
v (follow EU)
|
v
|
115
|
Greenland (Denmark)
|
v (follow EU)
|
v
|
116
|
Grenada
|
v
|
v
|
117
|
Guadeloupe (France)
|
v (follow EU)
|
v
|
118
|
Guam (USA)
|
v (follow FCC)
|
v
|
119
|
Guatemala
|
v
|
|
120
|
Guernsey (UK)
|
v (follow EU)
|
v
|
121
|
Guinea
|
v
|
|
122
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
v
|
|
123
|
Guyana
|
v
|
|
124
|
Haiti
|
v
|
|
125
|
Heard and McDonald Islands (Australia)
|
v (follow ANZ)
|
v
|
126
|
Holy See (Vatican City)
|
v
|
|
127
|
Honduras
|
v
|
|
128
|
Hong Kong
|
v
|
v
|
129
|
Howland Island (USA)
|
v (follow FCC)
|
v
|
130
|
India
|
v
|
v
|
131
|
Indonesia
|
v
|
|
132
|
Iran
|
v
|
|
133
|
Iraq
|
v
|
|
134
|
Isle of Man (UK)
|
v (follow EU)
|
v
|
135
|
Israel
|
v
|
v
|
136
|
Jamaica
|
v
|
v
|
137
|
Jan Mayen (Norway)
|
v (follow EU)
|
v
|
138
|
Japan - Jate
|
v
|
v
|
139
|
Japan - Telec
|
v
|
v
|
140
|
Jarvis Island (USA)
|
v (follow FCC)
|
v
|
141
|
Jersey (UK)
|
v (follow EU)
|
v
|
142
|
Johnston Atoll (USA)
|
v (follow FCC)
|
v
|
143
|
Jordan
|
v
|
v
|
144
|
Juan de Nova Island (France)
|
v (follow EU)
|
v
|
145
|
Kazakhstan
|
v
|
|
146
|
Kenya
|
v
|
|
147
|
Kingman Reef (USA)
|
v (follow FCC)
|
v
|
148
|
Kiribati
|
v
|
|
149
|
Kosovo
|
v
|
|
150
|
Kuwait
|
v
|
v
|
151
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
v
|
|
152
|
Laos
|
v
|
|
153
|
Lebanon
|
v
|
v
|
154
|
Lesotho
|
v
|
|
155
|
Liberia
|
v
|
|
156
|
Libya
|
v
|
|
157
|
Macau
|
v
|
|
158
|
Macedonia
|
v
|
|
159
|
Madagascar
|
v
|
|
160
|
Malawi
|
v
|
|
161
|
Malaysia
|
v
|
v
|
162
|
Maldives
|
v
|
|
163
|
Mali
|
v
|
|
164
|
Marshall Islands (USA)
|
v (follow FCC)
|
v
|
165
|
Martinique (France)
|
v (follow EU)
|
v
|
166
|
Mauritania
|
v
|
|
167
|
Mauritius
|
v
|
|
168
|
Mayotte (France)
|
v (follow EU)
|
v
|
169
|
Mexico
|
v
|
v
|
170
|
Micronesia, Federated States of (USA)
|
v (follow FCC)
|
v
|
171
|
Midway Islands (USA)
|
v (follow FCC)
|
v
|
172
|
Moldova
|
v
|
|
173
|
Mongolia
|
v
|
|
174
|
Montenegro
|
v
|
|
175
|
Montserrat (UK)
|
v (follow EU)
|
v
|
176
|
Morocco
|
v
|
v
|
177
|
Morroco
|
v
|
|
178
|
Mozambique
|
v
|
|
179
|
Namibia
|
v
|
|
180
|
Nauru
|
v
|
|
181
|
Navassa Island (USA)
|
v (follow FCC)
|
v
|
182
|
Nepal
|
v
|
|
183
|
Netherlands Antilles
|
v
|
|
184
|
New Caledonia
|
v
|
|
185
|
Nicaragua
|
v
|
v
|
186
|
Niger
|
v
|
|
187
|
Nigeria
|
v
|
|
188
|
Niue
|
v
|
|
189
|
Norfolk Island (Australia)
|
v (follow ANZ)
|
v
|
190
|
North Korea
|
||
191
|
Northern Mariana Islands (USA)
|
v (follow FCC)
|
v
|
192
|
Oman
|
v
|
v
|
193
|
Pakistan
|
v
|
|
194
|
Palau
|
v
|
|
195
|
Palmyra Atoll (USA)
|
v (follow FCC)
|
v
|
196
|
Panama
|
v
|
|
197
|
Papua New Guinea
|
v
|
|
198
|
Paracel Islands (China)
|
v (follow China)
|
v
|
199
|
Paraguay
|
v
|
v
|
200
|
Peru
|
v
|
v
|
201
|
Philippines
|
v
|
v
|
202
|
Pitcairn Islands (UK)
|
v (follow EU)
|
v
|
203
|
Puerto Rico
|
v
|
|
204
|
Qatar
|
v
|
v
|
205
|
Rep. Dominicana
|
v
|
v
|
206
|
Reunion (France)
|
v (follow EU)
|
v
|
207
|
Romania
|
v
|
|
208
|
Russia, fac
|
v
|
|
209
|
Russia, gost
|
v
|
|
210
|
Rwanda
|
v
|
|
211
|
Saint Helena (UK)
|
v (follow EU)
|
v
|
212
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
v
|
v
|
213
|
Saint Lucia
|
v
|
v
|
214
|
Saint Martin / Sint Marteen
|
v
|
|
215
|
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France)
|
v
|
|
216
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
v
|
|
217
|
Samoa
|
v
|
|
218
|
San Marino
|
v
|
|
219
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
v
|
|
220
|
Saudi Arabia
|
v
|
|
221
|
Senegal
|
v
|
|
222
|
Serbia
|
v
|
|
223
|
Seychelles
|
v
|
|
224
|
Sierra Leone
|
v
|
|
225
|
Singapore
|
v
|
v
|
226
|
Slovakia
|
v
|
|
227
|
Solomon Islands
|
v
|
|
228
|
Somalia
|
v
|
|
229
|
South Africa
|
v
|
v
|
230
|
South Georgia and the Sandwich Islands
|
v
|
|
231
|
South Korea
|
v
|
v
|
232
|
Spratly Islands
|
v
|
|
233
|
Sri Lanka
|
v
|
|
234
|
Sudan
|
v
|
|
235
|
Suriname
|
v
|
|
236
|
Svalbard (Norway)
|
v (follow EU)
|
v
|
237
|
Swaziland
|
v
|
|
238
|
Syria
|
v
|
|
239
|
Taiwan
|
v
|
v
|
240
|
Tajikistan
|
v
|
|
241
|
Tanzania
|
v
|
|
242
|
Thailand
|
v
|
v
|
243
|
Togo
|
v
|
|
244
|
Tokelau
|
v
|
|
245
|
Tonga
|
v
|
|
246
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
v
|
v
|
247
|
Tromelin Island (France)
|
v (follow EU)
|
v
|
248
|
Tunisia
|
v
|
v
|
249
|
Turkey
|
v
|
|
250
|
Turkmenistan
|
v
|
|
251
|
Turks and Caicos Islands (UK)
|
v (follow EU)
|
v
|
252
|
Tuvalu
|
v
|
|
253
|
Uganda
|
v
|
|
254
|
Ukraine
|
v
|
|
255
|
United Arab Emirates
|
v
|
v
|
256
|
United States of America
|
v
|
v
|
257
|
United States Virgin Islands (USA)
|
v (follow FCC)
|
v
|
258
|
Uruguay
|
v
|
v
|
259
|
Uzbekistan
|
v
|
|
260
|
Vanuatu
|
v
|
|
261
|
Venezuela
|
v
|
v
|
262
|
Vietnam
|
v
|
v
|
263
|
Wake Island (USA)
|
v (follow FCC)
|
v
|
264
|
Wallis and Futuna (France)
|
v (follow EU)
|
v
|
265
|
West Bank
|
v
|
|
266
|
Western Sahara
|
v
|
|
267
|
Yemen
|
v
|
|
268
|
Zambia
|
v
|
|
269
|
Zimbabwe
|
v
|
v
|
