Just five years after the introduction of Wi-Fi 6, a new generation of Wi-Fi is now available – Wi-Fi Certified 7.
The advantages that Wi-Fi Certified 7 bring are considerable.
Wi-Fi Certified 7 is faster, supports more connections, and is more adaptive to maintain reliable low-latency performance.
These benefits help deliver high-quality video and better cloud gaming, and they serve AR and VR applications that require high throughput and low latency.
Wi-Fi 7 also tackles congestion and interference, bringing tangible benefits to areas with densely packed devices or neighboring networks that overlap. The latter is most significant for enterprise and larger venues.
Perhaps the most talked about new feature packed into Wi-Fi Certified 7 technology is Multi-Link operation (MLO).
MLO can combine several frequencies across bands into a single connection. A Wi-Fi 7 router can connect to a Wi-Fi 7 device across two or more channels in different bands simultaneously. MLO potentially enables wider channels capable of transmitting more data.
Previous Wi-Fi standards established a connection between two devices on a single band. Even a tri-band Wi-Fi 6E router connects two devices on a single band on a fixed channel (the router decides whether to connect on the 2.4-GHz, 5-GHz, or 6-GHz band).
With certification, Wi-Fi 7 devices are guaranteed to interoperate, and in 2024, we will see new tech products like phones, laptops, and routers endowed with the standard, which could represent huge speed and efficiency gains compared to even Wi-Fi 6E.
Want to learn more? Tonex offers Introduction to Wi-Fi Certified 7, a 2-day course where participants learn about the intricacies of Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 7, built upon the pioneering IEEE 802.11be technology.
Participants will explore how Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 7 redefines wireless performance across the 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz bands, ushering in a new era of innovation characterized by unparalleled throughput, minimal latency, and unmatched reliability across diverse settings, from homes to bustling enterprises and dynamic industrial landscapes.
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