The Wi Fi 7 standard has been finalized, certification program for compatible devices...

Forward looking: Commercially known as Wi Fi 7, the "Extremely High Throughput" (EHT) IEEE 802.11be wireless standard is now ready for deployment in consumer devices. The Wi Fi Alliance is introducing the Wi Fi Certified 7 program, ensuring that the new Wi Fi 7 features are properly implemented in routers and other networking devices.

The non profit organization that owns the Wi Fi trademark has just announced a new certification plan for Wi Fi 7 . As new use cases for wireless networking emerge across various industries, the Wi Fi Alliance is prepared to offer its quality stamp to device manufacturers. According to the Wi Fi Alliance, the IEEE 802.11be technology will enhance performance and connectivity in home, enterprise, and industrial environments.

Wi Fi 7 introduces innovations such as high throughput, "deterministic" latency, and increased reliability for critical wireless traffic. The Wi Fi Certified 7 program represents the result of extensive collaboration among members of the Wi Fi Alliance. The organization explains that Wi Fi 7's advanced features include ultra wide 320 MHz channels, available in countries that make the 6 GHz band accessible to Wi Fi.

This can double today's widest channel size, providing "multigigabit" speeds. Furthermore, the Multi Link Operation (MLO) feature allows Wi Fi devices to transmit and receive data simultaneously over multiple links (in different frequencies), leading to increased throughput, reduced latency, and improved reliability.

Wi Fi 7 incorporates 4K QAM, with "QAM" referring to quadrature amplitude modulation, a type of digital modulation method. This technology achieves 20 percent higher transmission rates compared to 1024 QAM. The 512 Compressed Block ack feature enhances efficiency and reduces overhead, as stated by the Wi Fi Alliance.

Additionally, further optimizations and improvements increase flexibility for spectrum resource scheduling, uplink access, and sustained quality of service in Wi Fi access networks. The Wi Fi 7 standard is specifically designed to cater to emerging use cases for high performance wireless connectivity, including multi user virtual and augmented reality experiences (AR/VR/XR), immersive 3D training, gaming, hybrid work, industrial IoT, and automotive applications.

The Wi Fi Alliance anticipates rapid adoption of this new technology, with support for over 233 million devices expected by the end of 2024. The Wi Fi 7 market is projected to grow to 2.1 billion devices by 2028, according to the organization, with smartphones, PCs, tablets, and access points (AP) serving as the earliest adopters of the technology.

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