After several months of waiting, Wi-Fi 7 is here! The Wi-Fi Alliance was able to announce it directly on its site: the first Wi-Fi 7 certifications will be accompanied by global adoption from the start of the year, for more than 230 million devices over the course of the year. year.
This isn’t the first time we’ve covered Wi-Fi 7 around here: last November, we were able to go over all the information you need to know about the new iteration of the network technology. Furthermore, NETGEAR has already put its hand in the game by offering with its Nighthawk RS700S a router certified to the new standard (a good option provided you pay the price). In short, the year 2024 will be that of Wi-Fi 7, and the new certification filed by the Wi-Fi Alliance will be an opportunity to determine which devices will be compatible or not with the new network standard.
Wi-Fi 7 certified on many new devices
From the start of 2024, the Wi-Fi Alliance now officially certifies devices capable of supporting Wi-Fi 7. The next 365 days should therefore see many new technological products (smartphones, computers, tablets, routers, game consoles, etc.) capable of taking advantage of this new iteration, for overall improved speed. The ambitions of the Wi-Fi Alliance are quite clear, and even directly put on paper: in 2024, the organization plans to certify more than 230 million devices, increasing its figures to more than 2.1 billion devices. by 2028. In other words, within 4 years, Wi-Fi 7 should be the standard for most devices on the market.
For The Vergethe CEO of the Wi-Fi Alliance, Kevin Robinson, was able to announce that Wi-Fi 7 is “ the first generation of Wi-Fi built from the ground up », for the 6 GHz band, namely the fastest wireless band at the moment. “ This certification highlights our relentless commitment to delivering cutting-edge technology that redefines the way users experience Wi-Fi, delivering both faster speeds, improved efficiency and increased reliability to expand horizons of what is possible with Wi-Fi”, was able to complete Kevin Robinson in the Wi-Fi Alliance press release on his own site.
Concretely, what does that change?
As a reminder, Wi-Fi 7 is the name given to the 802.11be EHT standard. Concretely, this means more demanding use of Wi-Fi, in particular for streaming in 4K or even 8K or to make the most of new demanding experiences such as virtual or augmented reality. Among the promises of Wi-Fi 7, we note the possibility of reaching maximum speeds of 46 Gbit/s, almost 5 times faster than Wi-Fi 6 which capped at 9.6 Gbit/s.
On the other hand, latency should be divided by 100 (which will allow better online experiences, for playing online multiplayer games for example), and Wi-Fi 7 should also provide 5 times greater network capacity per compared to Wi-Fi 6.
Overall, Wi-Fi 7 should allow much better (and above all faster) connectivity across the world, obviously provided that the device chosen to use it is certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance. There is no doubt that the year 2024 will be the year that should democratize new technology.
Not yet officially standardized, but already deployed in routers and avant-garde devices, Wi-Fi 7 is becoming part of our daily lives. What does he promise? What does he bring? And how ? Here are our answers.
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Source : Wi-fi.org, The Verge
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