What Is Wi-Fi 7? Everything to Know About the Next Standard
2 years, 9 months ago

What Is Wi-Fi 7? Everything to Know About the Next Standard

Wired  

While many people only recently upgraded to Wi-Fi 6 or Wi-Fi 6E, the successor to those standards has already arrived. Wi-Fi 7 is the next significant advance, and just like its predecessors, it promises faster connections, lower latency, and the ability to gracefully manage more connections. Updated September 2024: We refreshed this guide to reflect the wider rollout of Wi-Fi 7 and the latest Wi-Fi 7 devices, mesh systems, and routers. Wi-Fi 7 also tackles congestion and interference, bringing tangible benefits to areas with densely packed devices or neighboring networks that overlap. Photograph: RerF/Getty Images You may, understandably, wonder what distinguishes Wi-Fi 7 from Wi-Fi 6E, which broadly promises the same advantages over previous standards by opening up the 6-GHz band.

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What is WiFi 7, how fast is it compared to WiFi 6 and do you need to upgrade your routers?
1 year, 4 months ago

What is WiFi 7, how fast is it compared to WiFi 6 and do you need to upgrade your routers?

Firstpost  

WiFi 7 is expected to deliver notably faster speeds. According to Intel, a typical WiFi 7 laptop could potentially achieve a maximum speed of nearly 5.8Gbps, albeit under theoretical conditions. WiFi 7 doubles the maximum channel bandwidth to 320MHz, a significant upgrade compared to the 160MHz available on WiFi 5, 6, and 6E routers. With the specification still incomplete and …

Wi-Fi 7 is expected to reduce latency by 60%, Qualcomm says
1 year, 5 months ago

Wi-Fi 7 is expected to reduce latency by 60%, Qualcomm says

The Hindu  

Qualcomm on Thursday announced that fiber and fixed wireless access are central to India’s broadband expansion as it expects 10 Gbps to be the average speed by 2028. The U.S. based company also told that Wi-Fi 7 is about three to four months away from a commercial availability point. “More than 350 products will be shipped with Wi-Fi 7 by …

Wi-Fi 7 to open up new avenues for smart home technology with improved experiences​​
1 year, 10 months ago

Wi-Fi 7 to open up new avenues for smart home technology with improved experiences​​

India TV News  

Today's multi-gigabit internet plans are quickly outpacing current Wi-Fi technology. The new standard, dubbed EHT for Extremely High Throughput will finally make true multi-gigabit Wi-Fi a reality with faster speeds, less interference, and better performance for today's many high-bandwidth online activities. In terms of how Wi-Fi is used today, users will experience noticeable performance improvements on shared office networks thanks …

Should You Wait for Wi-Fi 7 Before Upgrading Your Router?
1 year, 11 months ago

Should You Wait for Wi-Fi 7 Before Upgrading Your Router?

Wired  

Every WIRED reader is familiar with that constant question: Wait for new technology, or buy now? When the FCC gave permission to use the unlicensed 6-GHz band for Wi-Fi, it had concerns about potential interference for current license holders. By restricting power for Wi-Fi 6E systems, the short range of the 6-GHz band is ensured, essentially restricting it to indoor …

Hello, WiFi 7! Intel and Broadcom showcase first cross-vendor WiFi 7 demonstration at 5Gbps speeds
2 years, 6 months ago

Hello, WiFi 7! Intel and Broadcom showcase first cross-vendor WiFi 7 demonstration at 5Gbps speeds

Firstpost  

WiFi 7 can be almost 5X faster than WiFi 6/6E. Intel Corporation and Broadcom Inc. have showcased the industry’s first cross-vendor WiFi 7 demonstration, with over-the-air speeds greater than 5 gigabits per second. We would like to thank our colleagues at Broadcom for their great technical cooperation, which helped enable this unprecedented, first-of-its-kind demonstration of ultra-high speed and ultra-low latency …

What Is Wi-Fi 6E and Do I Need It?
3 years, 1 month ago

What Is Wi-Fi 6E and Do I Need It?

Wired  

We collectively stream more movies and TV shows, play more online games, and make more video calls than ever before, and all this activity puts a serious strain on our Wi-Fi networks. We know the latest Wi-Fi 6 standard offers a range of benefits, including faster and more reliable access, but how does Wi-Fi 6E fit in? Wi-Fi 6E Explained …

Wi-Fi 6 Will Be Here Soon. What Is It?
5 years, 6 months ago

Wi-Fi 6 Will Be Here Soon. What Is It?

Wired  

In January of this year, at the annual multithousand-square-foot madhouse of consumer electronics in Las Vegas, manufacturers started slipping a new claim into their spec sheets: Supports Wi-Fi 6. Sure, your Roku and your Nintendo Switch will see wireless speed gains, but a lot of the new computational intelligence behind Wi-Fi 6 will be devoted to handling streaming to multiple …

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