Meta Quest 3 gets FCC approval to support 6GHz Wi-Fi 6E

The Quest 3 received approval from the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

The FCC is the U.S. regulatory agency responsible for the use of wireless frequencies, and approval from the agency is required to sell wireless-enabled devices in the U.S. market.

althoughdocument"Quest 3" isn't explicitly stated, but the straps for the head-mounted display and the new curved speakers are clearly shown in the label placement document, and are in the same location as the Quest 2's regulatory information label.

上周，Quest 3的新Touch Plus控制器也获得了FCC的批准，其标签显示每个控制器需要一节AA电池，与Meta以前的所有VR控制器相同，除了可充电的Touch Pro。

The FCC filing for the head-mounted display also confirms which Wi-Fi frequency band the device uses. In addition to the standard 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands, it also reveals that the Quest 3 supports the 6GHz band introduced by Wi-Fi 6E.

Assuming no unannounced HMDs come to market before it, the Meta Quest 3 will be the third consumer HMD to support 6GHz, following the Vive XR Elite and Quest Pro.

Higher frequencies provide higher bandwidth and are less susceptible to interference from other devices, but are more attenuated when the signal passes through solid objects such as walls, and have shorter transmission distances. This is ideal for use cases like wireless PC streaming, but only if the router or access point is in the same room as the headset.

Meta hasn't yet confirmed other key specs for the Quest 3, like the exact resolution, refresh rate, RAM or higher storage tiers, but that information may have leaked out via an early Best Buy listing.

The company has officially said that the goggles are 40% thinner thanks to a flat-bottom lens, more than double the GPU performance, and feature a dual-color camera and depth sensor for mixed reality with scene understanding. The base model has 128GB of storage and costs $500.

Meta hasn't revealed an exact release date for Quest 3, but it used to unveil Quest 2 and Quest Pro at its annual Connect conference, which this year is scheduled for September 27.