What Wifi7 means for increased connectivity

Some of you listening might be thinking that Wifi 6 only launched a couple of years ago, and, well, you’d be forgiven for doing so. Launched in 2020, its rollour was hamstrung by COVID and the standard only became dominant in the last year or two.

But now there’s a new standard: WiFi 7. It’s due to be ratified by the end of this year, although it’s already appearing in certain products. It promises a huge boost to the speeds and latency of Wifi, giving a wired-like experience.

So, is it time to upgrade… again? This week we’re joined by Darrel Rhodes. He’s a Consulting Systems Engineer at HPE Aruba Networking.

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Sources and statistics cited in this episode:
ABI Research on the rollout of wifi 6: https://www.abiresearch.com/market-research/insight/7778686-industrial-wi-fi-6-rollout-still-slow-but-/
Trendforce report on the rollour of Wifi 6: https://www.trendforce.com/presscenter/news/20220126-11107.html
The Wi-Fi alliance: https://www.wi-fi.org/
ARIA investigation into Earth cooling: https://www.aria.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ARIA-Actively-cooling-the-earth-programme.pdf