Technology advances at a dizzying pace, sometimes leaving us with the feeling that our latest acquisition is already obsolete. I recently upgraded my router to one with Wi-Fi 6 to improve my connection, and now Wi-Fi 7 is about to be certified. It's a situation that is familiar to many of us: technology surpasses our needs, leaving us in a constant cycle of updates.
However, the arrival of Wi-Fi 7 is not simply another step in the race for speed. Yes, it promises blazing speeds and unprecedented data transmission capacity, but what's truly revolutionary lies in its focus on transmission reliability and latency reduction.
We live in a hyperconnected world where Wi-Fi has become digital oxygen. We have it at home, at work, in cafes, even our mobile phones become access points. However, the current experience is far from perfect. Interruptions, slowness, interference... are common problems, especially in environments with multiple connected devices.
Wi-Fi 7, operating in the 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz and 6 GHz frequency bands, with channel widths up to 320 MHz (twice the previous generation), will multiply the amount of data that can be transmitted simultaneously. Let's imagine a highway with twice as many lanes, where vehicles (data) can circulate more fluidly and at higher speeds.
But the real magic lies in Multi-Link Operation (MLO) technology. Let's now imagine that our smart highway can redirect traffic to different routes in real time, avoiding traffic jams and ensuring that vehicles (data) reach their destination without a hitch. This is precisely what MLO does: it distributes information through the available channels, selecting the most optimal at all times and ensuring a robust and uninterrupted connection.
Although most of us do not perceive the technical subtleties of Wi-Fi 7, its impact will be notable in our digital lives. Video conferences will be more fluid, without annoying delays. Online games will reach new heights of realism, with instant responsiveness. Bandwidth-hungry virtual and augmented reality will benefit greatly from the stability and speed of the new generation.
Wi-Fi 7 may not change our lives overnight, but it will lay the foundation for a future where connectivity is invisible, instant and ubiquitous. A future where technology merges with our daily lives, driving innovation and opening a range of still unexplored possibilities.
And we must know that almost all the components that are needed (chips, etc.) are already available on the market, since the companies that produce them (Qualcomm and others) advance their manufacturing so that the products appear on the market as soon as the certifications are being approved.
And as always happens in these cases, companies are already working on the specifications of the new Wi-Fi 8, to design the necessary components. This is a wheel that never stops.
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