What is WiFi 7
for Business?
Making multi-gigabit speeds a reality for your entire environment.
Advanced WiFi for advanced business
Today's multi-gigabit internet plans are quickly outpacing current WiFi technology. WiFi 7, also known as IEEE 802.11be represents a revolutionary change. The new standard, dubbed EHT for Extremely High Throughput, will finally make true multi-gigabit WiFi throughout high density environments, such as offices, hospitality or educations spaces, a reality with faster speeds, less interference, and better performance for today's many high-bandwidth online activities.
The power of two
WiFi 7 taps both 6 GHz and 5 GHz WiFi bands at once to avoid network traffic and keep you connected if you move out of range of one band. This feature, called multi-link operation, also enables devices to simultaneously send and receive data across both WiFi bands, increasing throughput.
Reduced queueing
With this new WiFi 7 feature, MRUs can be assigned and combined to a single user, improving the transmission efficiency. With the help of Preamble Puncturing, MRU ensures that data travels only on clear frequencies, increasing data rates and reliability in dense WiFi environments.
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WiFi 7 FAQ
Yes, WiFi 7 is fully backward compatible. However, different generations of user devices will reap different levels of benefit. For example, only WiFi 6E and WiFi 7 devices will be able to use the ultra-fast 6GHz WiFi band. Similarly, only the newest WiFi 7 devices will be able to take advantage of advanced features like the 320MHz bandwidth and multi-link output.
WiFi 7 is up to 2.4x WiFi 6E and WiFi 6. Top theoretical speeds of 18.4Gbps can now be achieved for NETGEAR WiFi 7 access points. However actual speeds will be dependent on the number of streams supported, speed from the internet service provider, data plan, networking hardware, and network traffic.
Yes! Your current access point may be holding back your performance, particularly if you are on an older version of WiFi. WiFi 7 customer devices are now available, so if you are unsatisfied with your WiFi performance, consider an upgrade to the WiFi 7 standard. Many WiFi devices still use older WiFi standards but can get some benefits of WiFi 7. Check out the following links to learn more about WiFi 6 and WiFi 6E.
Yes! If you currently have a WiFi 5 access point, you will get immediate benefits from a WiFi 6, WiFi 6E, or WiFi 7 access point. With current internet service provider speeds and many high-quality hardware options available, there is still a substantial amount of time available to enjoy the benefits of WiFi 6 before you can truly experience all the benefits WiFi 7 has to offer. However, only WiFi 6E and WiFi 7 access points can provide ultra-fast 6GHz band WiFi for the latest phones and computers. WiFi 7access points will future proof your business and devices with next-level WiFi capabilities.
WiFi 7 offers significant improvements to speed and bandwidth, along with a host of underlying technological improvements designed to make your WiFi work smarter and more efficiently. These benefits are outlined in the article above.