Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) theoretical maximum data rate is up to 46 Gbps
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Re: Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) theoretical maximum data rate is up to 46 Gbps
#2Good throughput but it is only line of sight as that bw is in high frequency ranges.
2.4 ghz and 900 mhz are not "old" or "outdated." It's all rf spectrum. The lower frequencies are valuable for range/penetration.
We should weigh research on directed rf radiation higher. We can run a lot more devices with better UX if we can avoid blasting radiation in all directions.
Re: Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) theoretical maximum data rate is up to 46 Gbps
#3Good throughput but it is only line of sight as that bw is in high frequency ranges. 2.4 ghz and 900 mhz are not "old" or "outdated." It's all rf spectrum. The lower frequencies are valuable for range/penetration. We should weigh research on directed rf radiation higher. We can run a lot more devices with better UX if we can avoid blasting radiation in all directions.
In fact I'd like to see a wifi standard that utilizes the entire spectrum from 900 Mhz to 6 Ghz seamlessly without me noticing. If I'm in line of sight, switch me to 6 Ghz. As I move away, go to 5 Ghz then 2.4 Ghz progressively.
There are systems that try to do this today, but they are not seamless. The switchover is noticeable most of the times, and sometimes your device won't ever come back to the faster frequency. I suspect that is because the standard itself doesn't treat this behavior as a first class citizen. Manufacturers are building custom solutions.
Re: Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) theoretical maximum data rate is up to 46 Gbps
#4Great - that will certainly be beneficial for everyone with 47Gbps internet lines. Could we have some innovation in the direction of coping with congested RF, please.
Re: Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) theoretical maximum data rate is up to 46 Gbps
#5Great - that will certainly be beneficial for everyone with 47Gbps internet lines. Could we have some innovation in the direction of coping with congested RF, please.
We have 2, 6, 8gbps internet lines widely available here in NZ. Current wifi was capped out long ago
Re: Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) theoretical maximum data rate is up to 46 Gbps
#6Great - that will certainly be beneficial for everyone with 47Gbps internet lines. Could we have some innovation in the direction of coping with congested RF, please.
What do you think happens when everyone can transmit packets an order of magnitude faster, even if they're not transmitting at the line rate of the link? Average channel utilization drops precipitously and the transmit rates improve in aggregate for everyone.
Not to mention governments are opening up 1200MHz of spectrum on the 6GHz band (Wi-Fi 6E and 7) which is helping in heavily congested areas on its own.
Re: Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) theoretical maximum data rate is up to 46 Gbps
#7Good throughput but it is only line of sight as that bw is in high frequency ranges. 2.4 ghz and 900 mhz are not "old" or "outdated." It's all rf spectrum. The lower frequencies are valuable for range/penetration. We should weigh research on directed rf radiation higher. We can run a lot more devices with better UX if we can avoid blasting radiation in all directions.
In fact I'd like to see a wifi standard that utilizes the entire spectrum from 900 Mhz to 6 Ghz seamlessly without me noticing. If I'm in line of sight, switch me to 6 Ghz. As I move away, go to 5 Ghz then 2.4 Ghz progressively. There are systems that try to do this today, but they are not seamless. The switchover is noticeable most of the times, and sometimes your device won't ever come back to the faster frequency.…
What you described is exactly what WiFi 7 tries to do. We will see if it works well, if not WiFI 8 802.11bn will likely correct it. As with each WiFI iteration do.
Re: Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) theoretical maximum data rate is up to 46 Gbps
#8Great - that will certainly be beneficial for everyone with 47Gbps internet lines. Could we have some innovation in the direction of coping with congested RF, please.
We have 2, 6, 8gbps internet lines widely available here in NZ. Current wifi was capped out long ago
How much of that is international bandwidth?
Re: Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) theoretical maximum data rate is up to 46 Gbps
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
We have 2, 6, 8gbps internet lines widely available here in NZ. Current wifi was capped out long ago
How much of that is international bandwidth?
I guess Australia is international? So most? Depends on how much your ISP has provisioned of course. There are some very premium ones and ones that are less so. You get what you pay for as usual
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