Wireless technology has been upgraded at a breakneck pace in recent years. Just a couple of years after the launch of Wi-Fi 6, the Wi-Fi Alliance is now gearing up to release a new wireless standard called Wi-Fi 7, also known as 802.11be. Wi-Fi 7 is slated to provide multiple speed improvements over Wi-Fi 6, which has only recently gained widespread use, and more bandwidth for the third 6GHz channel added in Wi-Fi 6E. If you're excited about the upcoming wireless technology, follow our article as we explain what Wi-Fi 7 is and how it compares to Wi-Fi 6 and 6E. We'll discuss new technologies introduced with Wi-Fi 7, including MLO, 4K QAM and AFC, and how they help improve download speeds and reduce latency. On that note, let's learn all about Wi-Fi 7 in complete detail.

In this article, we've explained Wi-Fi 7 in simple terms, including the new technology and what improvements Wi-Fi 7 brings over Wi-Fi 6 and 6E. You can expand the table below and learn more about them in detail.

Wi-Fi 7, or technically 802.11be, is a new standard for wireless network communication developed by the Wi-Fi Alliance, the organization that oversees the design and specifications of this wireless technology.

Wi-Fi 7 is a successor to Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) and Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax), which were released in 2019 and 2020, respectively. So fairly recently. When Wi-Fi 6 was released a few years ago, it wasn't a massive upgrade, instead it brought an incremental update in speed and latency. With Wi-Fi 6E, the Wi-Fi Alliance added support for the 6GHz spectrum for the first time, but the new frequency was untapped and it didn't work to its full potential. All this changes with the introduction of Wi-Fi 7.