Wi-Fi 7 Announced at CES 2024: Faster Speeds, Improved Connectivity

New standard supports speeds up to 40Gbps and features like Multi-Link Operation; over 233 million devices expected to hit the market this year.

Wi-Fi 7, announced at CES 2024, supports speeds up to 40Gbps, four times faster than Wi-Fi 6E, and includes features such as Multi-Link Operation and support for 320MHz channels.
Wi-Fi 7 is backwards compatible, but higher speeds can only be achieved if both the router and device support Wi-Fi 7 connectivity.
Multi-Link Operation (MLO) is designed to reduce latency and boost the stability of the Wi-Fi network by allowing devices to simultaneously transfer data over several frequency bands.
Wi-Fi 7 also supports 4K Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM), which can increase data transfer rates by up to 20% on wireless networks.
Over 233 million Wi-Fi 7 devices are expected to enter the market this year, with Apple expected to bring support for Wi-Fi 7 networks with its upcoming devices, including the iPhone 16 Pro models.