Security News > 2024 > January > Wi-Fi 7’s mission-critical role in enterprise, industrial networking
Wi-Fi 7 is three times faster than Wi-Fi 6 because it supports 4K QAM and channel widths up to 320 MHz versus 160 MHz for Wi-Fi 5 and Wi-Fi 6.
Wi-Fi 7 will enable consumer, enterprise, Industry 4.0, medical, smart city and other applications that are impractical or impossible with other wired and wireless technologies, providing twice the bandwidth of Wi-Fi 6 and providing features such as deterministic network support.
How do innovations in time-sensitive networking, bounded latency, and automatic frequency coordination enhance Wi-Fi's role in mission-critical networking in enterprise and industrial sectors? How significant is the part of AI and machine learning in driving these advancements?
Wi-Fi 7 devices can use multi-link operation in the 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz bands to increase throughput by aggregating multiple links or to quickly move critical applications to the optimal band using seamless switching between links.
Fast link switching allows Wi-Fi 7 devices to avoid interference and access Wi-Fi channels without delaying critical traffic.
In these trials, participants will gain invaluable hands-on, real-world insights into deploying Wi-Fi 7 across operator, residential, and enterprise networks.