Intel To Bring WIFI7 To Client platforms in 2024

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As it turns out, Intel is poised to support Wi-Fi 7 by its client PC platforms by 2024. Intel's Wi-Fi '802.11be' will be integrated in PC goods such as laptops by 2024, said Eric McLaughlin, vice president of the wireless solutions division, during a press conference. 



Wi-Fi 7 (also known as IEEE 802.11be) will offer a maximum raw aggregated bitrate of 40,000 Mbit/s (40 Gbit/s), making wired Ethernet connections obsolete for most users. Client devices usually handle slower connections. But to get such a high bitrate, Wi-Fi 7 clients and access points will have to use three bands — 2.40 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz — and increase channel width to 320 MHz as well as add 4096-QAM. Meanwhile, since Wi-Fi 7 will rely on technologies its predecessors introduced, things like mandatory support for MU-MIMO (Multi-User Multiple-Input Multiple-Output) and OFDMA (Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access) capabilities supported by Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 6E.

Given the significantly improved performance of Wi-Fi 7 over Wi-Fi 6/6E, Intel expects the technology to be adopted by bandwidth-hungry applications, such as augmented reality and virtual reality headsets that use Intel's WiGig (Wireless Gigabit) technology.

The IEEE isn't anticipated to implement IEEE 802.11be until 2025, thus its idiosyncrasies may change. Intel is optimistic about Wi-Fi 7 and expects its performance to increase by 2024, when it goes commercial.

Intel To Bring WIFI7 To Client platforms in 2024


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