PC gamers know that the best option to be 100 percent connected in the middle of a video game is the network cable. Although it is true that the current generation of WiFi (WiFi 6) is optimized enough not to impact latency, the ideal is the cable. But WiFi 7 will end that dependency.
Intel and Broadcom have been working on this new WiFi connection technology for some time, which allows speeds greater than 5.8 Gbpswhich will provide increases in bandwidth and which seeks to reduce latency to a minimum, improve network reliability and improve the capabilities of this connection system.
According to a report on the website of hard zoneIntel conducted the first tests with a laptop with a Core processor to connect to a Broadcom access point.
Another advantage of WiFi 7 would be its compatibility with other versionswhich means that no new devices or hardware will be needed to connect to a router with this Internet technology.
With lower latency and multilink operationwill allow Internet users to use all available bands and channels dynamically to speed up connections or avoid those with interference.
In addition, WiFi 7 will offer direct enhancements to WiFi 6 technologies, such as 320 MHz channel width, compared to 160 MHz of WiFi 6.
Ideal for video games
The arrival of WiFi 7 is logical, taking into account that technology is waiting for the news of augmented and virtual reality, streaming media up to 16K and online video games that increasingly require greater bandwidth.
One of the reasons why gamers preferred to connect their computers to the router with a network cable is because of the number of devices that are normally connected to the network in a home, such as cell phones, smart TVs, among others. WiFi 7 will allow a large number of devices to be connected at the same time without sacrificing speed.
To understand the above table with Intel data, WiFi 7 offers five times more data transfer speed than the 5G network. The maximum speed would be 30 Gbps, although the effective speed of the new standard will be around the aforementioned 5.8 Gbps.
WiFi 7 should be available in 2024.