Wi-Fi 7 is much faster than the Wi-Fi 6 used today, allowing more data to be piped to more devices, all without impacting each other's experience. You'll also be able to sync these operations without any buffering issues when you want to watch a game upstairs while your partner plays a movie in the den and the kids play Star Wars with VR headsets in the bedroom.
The diagram below is a timeline of the different standards for Wi-Fi since 1997, shared by the Wi-Fi Alliance:
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Specific advantages and features of Wi-Fi 7:
â‘ Faster
It's hard to imagine Wi-Fi 7 having such a dramatic speed upgrade. Because in theory, a quadruple speed jump from a top speed of 9.6 Gbps to 46 Gbps is extreme. Secondly, the current Wi-Fi6 is relatively able to meet the current transmission needs, why would such a high-speed version of wireless technology be launched?
The table below shows the speed difference between Wi-Fi 6 (2019) and Wi-Fi 7 (2024). This extra speed will open up entirely new ways to use the internet. For example, you can virtually try on a pair of shoes or wear glasses, which will give you a "real feeling" of trying them on, so that you will save a lot of time and money during the shopping process.
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â‘¡Lower latency
Wi-Fi 7 has much lower latency compared to Wi-Fi 6. While quadrupling the speed is a big jump, the increase in speed has a big domino effect on latency, which is the lag you experience while conferencing, gaming, and streaming. According to Microsoft, you'll see a 100x reduction in general latency and a 15x reduction in VR device latency, which significantly reduces loading and buffering times.
This huge drop in latency has far-reaching practical applications for creating incredibly immersive web experiences. Wi-Fi 7's wider 320 MHz channels and unlicensed 6 GHz band will give you richer (and less glitchy) real-world gaming, remote work, healthcare, and education experiences than you're used to now.