If you like staying ahead with the latest technology, then you’re likely aware of the benefits of Wi-Fi 7. However, if you’ve tried to buy devices like a Wi-Fi 7 router, you also know that the technology is so new that there are few Wi-Fi 7 devices available.
We’ve broken down the basics of devices like Wi-Fi 7 routers and Wi-Fi 7 mesh networks to help you plan your Wi-Fi 7 setup today! Keep reading to learn more, then check for Quantum Fiber availability to bring home lightning-fast fiber internet paired with cutting edge Wi-Fi 7 devices.
What is Wi-Fi 7?
If you’re not familiar with Wi-Fi 7 yet now is the time to get to know it.
Wi-Fi-connected devices come from lots of different manufacturers, but they can all connect to Wi-Fi thanks to a common set of standards that began with Wi-Fi 1 in 1997, also known as the 802.11 protocol. Those standards act like a universal language that all devices can speak to create quick and reliable Wi-Fi connections regardless of who makes them.
Wi-Fi 7 is the latest generation of Wi-Fi standards certified in 2022 that devices will connect through, and Quantum Fiber is the first company to certify two Wi-Fi7 devices that enable a mesh system and an improved in-home network experience. For example, Wi-Fi 7 doubles channel width from 160MHz to 320MHz. The wider the channel, the more data can fit through it, just like a two-lane road versus a four-lane road. Wi-Fi 7 also delivers the following benefits over Wi-Fi 6:
- Wirelessly deliver multi-gig speeds to multiple users
- Speeds eight times faster
- Seven times improved latency
- Improved coverage: 90% of homes will require one device; 25% better compared to Wi-Fi 6
- Improved reliability thanks to an added 6Ghz frequency
- Increased load handling that can support over 100 concurrent devices
Wi-Fi 7 routers
Although a Wi-Fi 7 router won’t deliver Wi-Fi 7 benefits to connected devices if they’re not Wi-Fi 7 compatible, it’s a great first step to building a Wi-Fi 7 network.
Wi-Fi 7 routers will more reliably deliver speeds you need for V.R. gaming and cloud gaming as well as support a huge network of IoT devices than Wi-Fi 6. Wi-Fi 7 routers paired with a strong support app, like the Quantum Fiber app, will be even stronger since they make adding users, controlling devices, and setting content filters for devices on your network easier.
Wi-Fi 7 mesh networks
A key part of making sure that your devices receive the speeds available with Wi-Fi 7 is effective solutions that cover your entire home or office.
Natural barriers like walls and ceilings make it difficult for wireless signals to reach devices. When they’re combined with distance between a router and device you can get slow performance despite there being nothing wrong with your internet. A mesh network helps connection by placing pods around a space which then share the Wi-Fi signal with devices from multiple points around a home or business instead of from a single router.
Wi-Fi 7 mesh networks will be especially important since reliable Wi-Fi 7 speeds across your home or business will rely on blanket coverage. Quantum Fiber Wi-Fi7 gives you options for flexibility, and providing the right amount of coverage to enable gig and multi-gig speeds throughout the home.
How to find Wi-Fi 7 devices
One easy way to keep up with what Wi-Fi 7 routers, Wi-Fi 7 mesh networks, and other Wi-Fi 7 devices are available is to check for Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 7TM from the Wi-Fi Alliance®.
The Wi-Fi Alliance is a global network of companies that drive global Wi-Fi adoption. One of the main ways they do so is developing innovative technologies like Wi-Fi 7, which is why searching for their Wi-Fi 7 certification is a great way to find Wi-Fi 7 devices.
Wi-Fi 7 with Quantum Fiber
Quantum Fiber, as the first certified Wi-Fi 7 device provider, is currently rolling out Wi-Fi 7 devices to customers, but you don’t have to wait to bring home lightning-fast fiber internet.
Quantum Fiber offers ultra-fast and reliable internet speeds of up to 940 megabits per second (Mbps) and multi-gig speeds of up to 1 gigabit per second (Gbps), up to 3 Gbps, and up to 8 Gbps in select areas. Check for Quantum Fiber availability to bring fiber speeds to your home or business and Wi-Fi 7 devices once they’re delivered to Quantum Fiber customers.
Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 7TM is a trademark of Wi-Fi Alliance®. Wi-Fi® is a registered trademark of Wi-Fi Alliance®.
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