Europe's Gigabit Act faces spectrum limits for in-building Wi-Fi

Europe's Gigabit Infrastructure Act requires that every new or majorly renovated building in the EU be fibre-ready since February 12, 2026, and mandates that new multi-dwelling buildings have an access point open to operators. However, the Act's requirements are limited by Europe's Wi-Fi spectrum policy, which caps the 6 GHz allocation at 480 MHz. This cap is particularly challenging in multi-dwelling units where dozens of households share the same air.

While the Act successfully mandates that fibre reaches the flat, the unresolved spectrum policy limits the capacity of the final ten meters of connection, which rely on Wi-Fi. This creates a gap between the infrastructure promise and the actual device connectivity capacity across the continent.