Intel’s upcoming Wi-Fi 7 ‘802.11be’ is seen as a major improvement over the current standard, with the company boasting twice the frequency bandwidth and processing speed of Wi-Fi 6E in the next generation. claims. And there’s still quite a bit of time left before it hits the market properly, so those numbers could be even better.
according to Korea IT news (opens in new tab) (via Hardware information (opens in new tab)Eric McLaughlin, vice president of wireless solutions at Intel, claims next-generation Wi-Fi will be “more than twice as fast as Wi-Fi 6E.” This includes speed and bandwidth improvements, as well as connection stability.
Essentially, the improved technology offers higher speeds of 6 GHz and higher with a wider single channel bandwidth of 320 MHz. It can max out at about 5.8Gbps over two 2×2 connections. This is a significant improvement over Wi-Fi 6E, which offers 2.4Gbps over a 2×2 connection.
In theory, Wi-Fi 7 can support speeds up to 36Gbps, and we’ve seen MediaTek Wi-Fi 7 demos achieve at least 30Gbps. (opens in new tab)which is the “maximum rate defined by IEEE 802.11be”.
“With 802.11be being over a year away from release, there is still potential for further speed improvements,” McLaughlin said.
In a recent press conference about the technology, McLaughlin said his team is “currently developing Intel’s Wi-Fi ‘802.11be’ to achieve Wi-Fi Alliance certification, with a target of 2024 to wrap It will be in PC products such as Top.” However, McLaughlin clarified that Intel doesn’t expect to see it in major markets until 2025.
That said, we’ve already seen the release of the world’s first Wi-Fi 7 routers before Wi-Fi 7 was certified. (opens in new tab)we’ll have to wait a while before our laptops get this fancy new tech. As Intel builds “strong partnerships with various global companies,” Wi-Fi 7 is getting closer and closer to our desks, and here at the PCG offices, it’s pretty daunting.
Imagine how much time you can save in transferring today’s huge games (opens in new tab) With that kind of connection. And you’ll probably trust Wi-Fi to play your games as much as you trust Ethernet.
