Wi-Fi Fundamentals

AI-RRM enables Wi-Fi 7 networks to deliver high performance in real-world deployments As Wi-Fi 7 deployments accelerate, the industry is also beginning to see how artificial intelligence can play a …

Cisco CTO Matt MacPherson says 2026 could mark a turning point for Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi 7 has been on the roadmap for years, but widespread adoption has lagged behind expectations …

With UEQM, stronger streams can use higher-order modulation, while weaker streams can fall back to more robust modulation Unequal modulation (UEQM) in Wi-Fi 8 refers to the ability to assign …

VoWiFi uses IMS technology to provide a packet voice service delivered over IP via a Wi-Fi network In sum – what to know: Core element — VoWiFi is a key …

Global 6 GHz harmonization will be a key determinant of Wi-Fi 8’s performance, adoption curve, and competitiveness The 6 GHz band (5925–7125 MHz) has become the defining spectrum layer for …

Despite claims that 6 GHz global harmonization has been achieved, disparities remain In sum – what to know: 6 GHz defines Wi-Fi 8 – Wi-Fi 8 shifts the narrative from …

Wi-Fi 8 is building the wireless foundation for a hyper-connected future The wireless world is on the brink of another major leap forward. As homes, enterprises, and industrial environments grapple …

The WBA says 81% of industry executives surveyed plan to deploy Wi-Fi OpenRoaming According to the Wireless Broadband Alliance’s (WBA) Industry Report 2025, adoption of OpenRoaming is moving from pilot …

Wi-Fi 8 promises a lot — from smooth extended reality experiences to safer cities and roads to improved roaming and data offloading, thanks to proposed features like Multi-Access Point Coordination …

Wi-Fi 8 will be an incremental change rather than a completely new technical standard, but it will take reliability to the next level Though certification for Wi-Fi 8, or 802.11bn, …

With powerful features like 320 MHz channels, 4096-QAM modulation and Multi-Link Operation, Wi-Fi 7 has been positioned as a potential game changer for IoT The latest numbers for global connected …

The W-Fi Alliance expects there to be 2.1 billion Wi-Fi 7 devices worldwide by 2028 Wi-Fi 7, or IEEE 802.11be, was certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance in January 2024. At …

In a new WBA report, 81% of respondents said they are planning to deploy Wi-Fi OpenRoaming According to a new report from the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), 81% of the …

The Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Standing Committee is tasked with exploring AI/ML use cases that will apply to Wi-Fi systems and devices Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are …

IDC predicts that 807.5 million 6 GHz Wi-Fi devices will ship in 2024, up 66% in 2023 In April 2020, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) officially opened up the 6 …

The use of mmWave links in Wi-Fi 8 is expected to deliver higher bandwidth and data rates Even though the certification for Wi-Fi 8, or 802.11bn, is still several years …

MAPC builds upon the network management improvements of previous generations of Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 7, or 802.11be, was only certified in January and its adoption is just beginning to ramp up; …

MRU in Wi-Fi 7 builds off OFDMA, a feature first introduced in Wi-Fi 6 Multiple Resource Unit (MRU) is a new feature in Wi-Fi 7 that builds off another feature …

Forty-four percent of service providers, technology vendors and enterprises plan to adopt Wi-Fi 6E in the next 12-18 months: Report In October, the Wireless Broadband Alliance released its Annual Industry …

Automated Frequency Coordination (AFC) is a spectrum use coordination system designed specifically for 6 GHz operation In order for unlicensed Wi-Fi 7 (or 802.11be) devices to play nice in the …

‘Wi-Fi 7 breaks most testing equipment out there’: LitePoint exec Wi-Fi 7, designed with the 6 GHz band in mind, has a host of exciting new features that promise higher …

‘We didn’t quite realize the magnitude of taking a well-adopted, single-user technology and making it multi-user,’ says LitePoint exec Certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance in 2019 and based on the …