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Wi-Fi 7: The Next Generation Wireless
You may very well begin hearing about the next generation of wireless coverage. Wi-Fi 7 is expected to become available in quarter one here in 2024. It's likely that you'll see some news and/or advertisements about this coming up.
Is it something I should be looking at?
The next generation of Wi-Fi will surely be faster and have more throughput. That doesn't necessarily mean it's something to drop money on right away, however.
As with most new technologies, the cost to upgrade initially is likely to be fairly high. It also will take Wi-Fi 6 speeds of up to about 10GB per second up to 46GB per second. For most homes and many businesses, the 10GB is more than enough and an upgrade may not even be noticeable. It will also increase the density available, though it may also not be noticeable for many users.
It's also important to remember that the Wi-Fi technology can only pass on as much as it gets - if you replace only the access points but the device feeding it can only handle 1GB per second, even the new Wi-Fi 7 devices will only be able to pass on that 1GB per second it's receiving. As such, any upgrade would need to consider the existing switching, routers, firewalls, and even the speeds your service provider is offering in the first place.
What should I do?
Please feel free to reach out to our offices if you'd like to look at improving your wireless networks. We would be happy to discuss the best investment for your organization to address the wireless network: for many who haven't already done so, an upgrade to Wi-Fi 6 may be the more effective solution.
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