It’s been less than a year since the first Wi-Fi 7 (a.k.a. 802.11be) router became available but what a year’s it’s been. By combining 2.4-, 5- and 6GHz transmission bands, ultra-wide 320MHz data channels and Multi-Link Operations with 4K Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) and a variety of other techniques, wireless data can fly through thin air often at double the speed of gigabit per second Ethernet cabling.
In fact, the Wi-Fi Alliance sees the creation of a Wi-Fi 7 computing landscape with an estimated 233 million devices expected to be sold in 2024. By 2028, the group forecasts sales of a cumulative 2.1 billion devices. To promote compatibility, the Wi-Fi Alliance has started certifying Wi-Fi 7 gear.
