Wi-Fi 7 is starting to gain momentum with several routers and Wi-Fi 7 mesh systems available and a growing number of access points. Most phones that use the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 feature it, including the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and IQOO 12, but not the Honor Magic6 Pro. And many motherboards and laptops…
Ubiquiti was previously a bit slow in adopting WiFi 6, but they are one of the first to adopt the latest Wi-Fi 7 technology. The U7-Pro is a member of the UniFi 7, a new series of Wi-Fi 7 broadcasters. It offers a cost-effective solution for businesses and homes in need of reliable Wi-Fi connectivity….
I previously reviewed the excellent Acer Predator Connect W6 Wi-Fi 6E router, and at CES, Acer has announced its follow-up, which incorporates the latest Wi-Fi 7 technology. Wi-Fi 7 is a significant upgrade from Wi-Fi 6/6E, in my recent review of the Netgear Nighthawk RS700S I was able to achieve speeds of up to 3530Mbps,…
It seems Wi-Fi 7 is quickly gaining traction. In the past few days, Netgear announced its £1600+ Netgear Orbi 970 Series, and Intel revealed their new WiFi 7 modules, the BE200 and the BE202. I am also in the middle of reviewing the Acer Swift Edge 16, which features Wi-Fi 7 using the Qualcomm FastConnect…
Wi-Fi 7 capable hardware is slowly starting to become available, and in 2024, we should start to see a lot more products featuring it. Recently, Intel became the latest company to announce new Wi-Fi 7 capable hardware. Wi-Fi 7 Capable Routers, Laptops and Phones So far, TP-Link has announced multiple Wi-Fi 7 products, including mesh…
Today, Engenius has announced its first Wi-Fi 7 access point, which they claim to be the world’s first cloud Wi-Fi 7 access point for enterprises. Engenius is making the world’s first claim because this is the first AP to use the Qualcomm Networking Pro 1220 platform, which is explicitly designed for enterprise-level environments. Technically, TP-Link…
Wi-Fi 7, also known as IEEE 802.11be, is the latest iteration of wireless networking technology that is currently still in development. The initial draft was launched in 2021, but the final version of it is not expected until 2024. Wi-Fi 7 is arguably a much bigger generational improvement than Wi-Fi 6 or the subsequent Wi-Fi…
Last week Netgear announced their first Wi-Fi 7 router, the tri-band Nighthawk RS700. In recent months, we have seen multiple Wi-Fi 7 router and access point announcements. ASUS ROG have two routers with the tri-band ROG RT-BE96U and the quad-band ROG Rapture GT-BE98. TP-Link has gone all in with Wi-Fi 7, with three Deco…
Wi-Fi 7 is still in development, and the final version is expected to be confirmed in early 2024. However, just like Wi-Fi 6, companies are already announcing products that should launch in 2023. Both MediaTek and Qualcomm have confirmed Wi-Fi chipsets. The new flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and MediaTek Dimensity 9200 will support…
At CES 2023, – MediaTek, one of the first adopters of Wi-Fi 7 technology, will be demonstrating a full ecosystem of production-ready devices featuring the next generation of wireless connectivity for the first time. During the annual tech summit, Mediatek announced the Filogic 880 & Filogic 380 WiFi 7 Chips and there were some prototype…
When I was updating my Wi-Fi drivers for the Netgear Wi-Fi 6E Orbi RBKE963 review, I came across some new products that Intel had quietly launched, the Intel AX411 and AX211. Both of these products launched at the end of 2021, but there is hardly any information on them, and this comparison is somewhat limited…
I am almost finishing up my review of the Netgear RBKE960 Orbi Mesh Wi-Fi 6E System, one of the first Wi-Fi 6E devices to hit the market in the UK. However, Mediatek is already gearing up for Wi-Fi 7. Today they have announced the world’s first live demo of Wi-Fi 7 technology, highlighting the capabilities…