The democratization of Wi-Fi 6 is underway, but Wi-Fi 7 is already emerging. next. ” With more than a year to go until 802.11be is finalized, there is still room to improve speeds further. », a announcement Eric McLaughlin, vice president of the foundry’s wireless division.
Intel is already promising a doubling of Wi-Fi speeds, so it could go even further. During the presentation of this new standard in January 2021, the promoters of Wi-Fi 7 spoke of quadrupling the bandwidth to reach 30 Gb/s peak!
802.11be: Wi-Fi 7 soon on the air
Such a pipe will allow much more bandwidth-intensive uses, for augmented and virtual reality, robotics, very demanding games. Intel will obviously not be the only one in this niche, several other manufacturers are in the starting blocks such as Qualcomm, Broadcom or MediaTek.
Apple will necessarily be interested in Wi-Fi 7, but for the moment we are mainly waiting for support for the Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) which could land with the iPhone 14, after rumors announced the standard in the iPhone 13. The still hypothetical augmented reality headset could also make great use of 802.11ax. Ming-Chi Kuo also saw in his crystal ball that Wi-Fi 7 should be present in the third generation of the helmet, in 2024!
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