Wi-Fi 7 is the next big thing in wireless connectivity and is currently under development. The wireless standard could, in theory, support a bandwidth of up to 330 Gigabits per second per access point which is over three times faster than the maximum 9.6 Gbps speed of the WiFi 6. Modern day’s Ethernet tech can give a maximum of 10Gbps.It could very well mean that in the long run, the standard could make these technologies obsolete.
A few special features of the Wi-Fi 7 standard are backward compatibility, lower latency, multi-link operation, support for 320MHz channel etc. With the help of backward compatibility, a Wi-Fi 7 router could connect with devices in 2.4GHz, 5GHz and 6GHz bands, without your ever requiring new hardware for the standard. Also, it is also expected to fully utilise the 6GHz band.
A lower latency means faster cloud-based operations like file transfers, gaming etc.
With a Multi-Link Operation (MLO), Wi-Fi 7 would be able to combine multiple channels on different frequencies to speed up the connections and hence, lead to better network performance. As per the draft spec, the Wi-Fi 7 standard will improve upon the channel width (from 160MHz in WiFi 6 to 320MHz) and support 4096 quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) tech so that more data could be put in each hertz.
The Wi-Fi 7 standard is, however, not yet finalised by the FCC yet but is expected to be rolled out by next year.
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