Generation | IEEE standard |
Adopted | Maximum link rate (Mbit/s) |
Radio frequency (GHz) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Wi-Fi 8 | 802.11bn | 2028 | 100,000 [1] | 2.4, 5, 6, 7, 42.5, 71 [2] |
Wi-Fi 7 | 802.11be | 2024 | 1376–46,120 | 2.4, 5, 6 [3] |
Wi-Fi 6E | 802.11ax | 2020 | 574–9608 [4] | 6 [a] |
Wi-Fi 6 | 2019 | 2.4, 5 | ||
Wi-Fi 5 | 802.11ac | 2014 | 433–6933 | 5 [b] |
Wi-Fi 4 | 802.11n | 2008 | 72–600 | 2.4, 5 |
(Wi-Fi 3)* | 802.11g | 2003 | 6–54 | 2.4 |
(Wi-Fi 2)* | 802.11a | 1999 | 5 | |
(Wi-Fi 1)* | 802.11b | 1999 | 1–11 | 2.4 |
(Wi-Fi 0)* | 802.11 | 1997 | 1–2 | 2.4 |
*Wi‑Fi 0, 1, 2, and 3 are named by retroactive inference. They do not exist in the official nomenclature. [5] [6] [7] |
IEEE 802.11be, dubbed Extremely High Throughput (EHT), is the latest of the IEEE 802.11 standard, [8] [9] which is designated Wi-Fi 7. [10] [11] [12] It has built upon 802.11ax, focusing on WLAN indoor and outdoor operation with stationary and pedestrian speeds in the 2.4, 5, and 6 GHz frequency bands. [13]
Throughput is believed to reach a theoretical maximum of 46 Gbit/s, although actual results are much lower. [14]
Development of the 802.11be amendment is ongoing, with an initial draft in March 2021, and a final version expected by the end of 2024. [11] [15] [16] Despite this, numerous products were announced in 2022 based on draft standards, with retail availability in early 2023. On 8 January 2024, the Wi-Fi Alliance introduced its "Wi-Fi Certified 7" program to certify Wi-Fi 7 devices. While final ratification is not expected until the end of 2024, the technical requirements are essentially complete. [14]
The global Wi-Fi 7 market was estimated at US$1 billion in 2023, and is projected to reach US$24.2 billion by 2030. [17]
The following are core features that have been approved as of Draft 3.0:
The main candidate features mentioned in the 802.11be Project Authorization Request (PAR) are: [19]
Apart from the features mentioned in the PAR, there are newly introduced features: [23]
MCS
index [i] |
Modulation
type |
Coding
rate |
Data rate (Mbit/s) [ii] | ||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 MHz channels | 40 MHz channels | 80 MHz channels | 160 MHz channels | 320 MHz channels | |||||||||||||
3200 ns GI [iii] | 1600 ns GI | 800 ns GI | 3200 ns GI | 1600 ns GI | 800 ns GI | 3200 ns GI | 1600 ns GI | 800 ns GI | 3200 ns GI | 1600 ns GI | 800 ns GI | 3200 ns GI | 1600 ns GI | 800 ns GI | |||
0 | BPSK | 1/2 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 61 | 68 | 72 | 123 | 136 | 144 |
1 | QPSK | 1/2 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 61 | 68 | 72 | 122 | 136 | 144 | 245 | 272 | 288 |
2 | QPSK | 3/4 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 44 | 49 | 52 | 92 | 102 | 108 | 184 | 204 | 216 | 368 | 408 | 432 |
3 | 16-QAM | 1/2 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 59 | 65 | 69 | 123 | 136 | 144 | 245 | 272 | 282 | 490 | 544 | 577 |
4 | 16-QAM | 3/4 | 44 | 49 | 52 | 88 | 98 | 103 | 184 | 204 | 216 | 368 | 408 | 432 | 735 | 817 | 865 |
5 | 64-QAM | 2/3 | 59 | 65 | 69 | 117 | 130 | 138 | 245 | 272 | 288 | 490 | 544 | 576 | 980 | 1089 | 1153 |
6 | 64-QAM | 3/4 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 132 | 146 | 155 | 276 | 306 | 324 | 551 | 613 | 649 | 1103 | 1225 | 1297 |
7 | 64-QAM | 5/6 | 73 | 81 | 86 | 146 | 163 | 172 | 306 | 340 | 360 | 613 | 681 | 721 | 1225 | 1361 | 1441 |
8 | 256-QAM | 3/4 | 88 | 98 | 103 | 176 | 195 | 207 | 368 | 408 | 432 | 735 | 817 | 865 | 1470 | 1633 | 1729 |
9 | 256-QAM | 5/6 | 98 | 108 | 115 | 195 | 217 | 229 | 408 | 453 | 480 | 817 | 907 | 961 | 1633 | 1815 | 1922 |
10 | 1024-QAM | 3/4 | 110 | 122 | 129 | 219 | 244 | 258 | 459 | 510 | 540 | 919 | 1021 | 1081 | 1838 | 2042 | 2162 |
11 | 1024-QAM | 5/6 | 122 | 135 | 143 | 244 | 271 | 287 | 510 | 567 | 600 | 1021 | 1134 | 1201 | 2042 | 2269 | 2402 |
12 | 4096-QAM | 3/4 | 131 | 146 | 155 | 263 | 293 | 310 | 551 | 613 | 649 | 1103 | 1225 | 1297 | 2205 | 2450 | 2594 |
13 | 4096-QAM | 5/6 | 146 | 163 | 172 | 293 | 325 | 344 | 613 | 681 | 721 | 1225 | 1361 | 1441 | 2450 | 2722 | 2882 |
14 | BPSK-DCM-DUP | 1/2 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 31 | 34 | 36 | ||||||
15 | BPSK-DCM | 1/2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 61 | 68 | 72 |
Frequency range, or type |
PHY | Protocol | Release date [24] |
Frequency | Bandwidth | Stream data rate [25] |
Allowable MIMO streams |
Modulation | Approximate range | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indoor | Outdoor | |||||||||||
(GHz) | (MHz) | (Mbit/s) | ||||||||||
1–7 GHz | DSSS
[26], |
802.11-1997 | June 1997 | 2.4 | 22 | 1, 2 | — |
DSSS, |
20 m (66 ft) | 100 m (330 ft) | ||
HR/DSSS [26] | 802.11b | September 1999 | 2.4 | 22 | 1, 2, 5.5, 11 | — | CCK, DSSS | 35 m (115 ft) | 140 m (460 ft) | |||
OFDM | 802.11a | September 1999 | 5 | 5, 10, 20 | 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 (for 20 MHz bandwidth, divide by 2 and 4 for 10 and 5 MHz) |
— | OFDM | 35 m (115 ft) | 120 m (390 ft) | |||
802.11j | November 2004 | 4.9, 5.0 [B] [27] |
? | ? | ||||||||
802.11y | November 2008 | 3.7 [C] | ? | 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [C] | ||||||||
802.11p | July 2010 | 5.9 | 200 m | 1,000 m (3,300 ft) [28] | ||||||||
802.11bd | December 2022 | 5.9, 60 | 500 m | 1,000 m (3,300 ft) | ||||||||
ERP-OFDM [29] | 802.11g | June 2003 | 2.4 | 38 m (125 ft) | 140 m (460 ft) | |||||||
HT-OFDM [30] |
802.11n ( Wi-Fi 4) |
October 2009 | 2.4, 5 | 20 | Up to 288.8 [D] | 4 |
MIMO-OFDM (64- QAM) |
70 m (230 ft) | 250 m (820 ft) [31] | |||
40 | Up to 600 [D] | |||||||||||
VHT-OFDM [30] |
802.11ac ( Wi-Fi 5) |
December 2013 | 5 | 20 | Up to 693 [D] | 8 | DL MU-MIMO OFDM (256- QAM) |
35 m (115 ft) [32] | ? | |||
40 | Up to 1600 [D] | |||||||||||
80 | Up to 3467 [D] | |||||||||||
160 | Up to 6933 [D] | |||||||||||
HE-OFDMA |
802.11ax ( Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 6E) |
May 2021 | 2.4, 5, 6 | 20 | Up to 1147 [E] | 8 | UL/DL MU-MIMO OFDMA (1024- QAM) |
30 m (98 ft) | 120 m (390 ft) [F] | |||
40 | Up to 2294 [E] | |||||||||||
80 | Up to 4804 [E] | |||||||||||
80+80 | Up to 9608 [E] | |||||||||||
EHT-OFDMA |
802.11be ( Wi-Fi 7) |
Dec 2024 ( est.) |
2.4, 5, 6 | 80 | Up to 11.5 Gbit/s [E] | 16 | UL/DL MU-MIMO OFDMA (4096- QAM) |
30 m (98 ft) | 120 m (390 ft) [F] | |||
160 (80+80) |
Up to 23 Gbit/s [E] | |||||||||||
240 (160+80) |
Up to 35 Gbit/s [E] | |||||||||||
320 (160+160) |
Up to 46.1 Gbit/s [E] | |||||||||||
UHR |
802.11bn ( Wi-Fi 8) |
May 2028 ( est.) |
2.4, 5, 6, 42, 60, 71 |
320 | Up to 100000 (100 Gbit/s) |
16 | Multi-link MU-MIMO OFDM (8192- QAM) |
? | ? | |||
WUR [G] | 802.11ba | October 2021 | 2.4, 5 | 4, 20 | 0.0625, 0.25 (62.5 kbit/s, 250 kbit/s) |
— | OOK (multi-carrier OOK) | ? | ? | |||
mmWave ( WiGig) |
DMG [33] | 802.11ad | December 2012 | 60 | 2160 (2.16 GHz) |
Up to 8085
[34] (8 Gbit/s) |
— | 3.3 m (11 ft) [35] | ? | |||
802.11aj | April 2018 | 60 [H] | 1080 [36] | Up to 3754 (3.75 Gbit/s) |
— | single carrier, low-power single carrier [A] | ? | ? | ||||
CMMG | 802.11aj | April 2018 | 45 [H] | 540, 1080 |
Up to 15015
[37] (15 Gbit/s) |
4 [38] | OFDM, single carrier | ? | ? | |||
EDMG [39] | 802.11ay | July 2021 | 60 | Up to 8640 (8.64 GHz) |
Up to 303336
[40] (303 Gbit/s) |
8 | OFDM, single carrier | 10 m (33 ft) | 100 m (328 ft) | |||
Sub 1 GHz ( IoT) | TVHT [41] | 802.11af | February 2014 |
0.054– 0.79 |
6, 7, 8 | Up to 568.9 [42] | 4 | MIMO-OFDM | ? | ? | ||
S1G [41] | 802.11ah | May 2017 | 0.7, 0.8, 0.9 |
1–16 | Up to 8.67
[43] (@2 MHz) |
4 | ? | ? | ||||
Light ( Li-Fi) |
LC ( VLC/ OWC) |
802.11bb | December 2023 ( est.) |
800–1000 nm | 20 | Up to 9.6 Gbit/s | — | O- OFDM | ? | ? | ||
( IrDA) |
802.11-1997 | June 1997 | 850–900 nm | ? | 1, 2 | — | ? | ? | ||||
802.11 Standard rollups | ||||||||||||
802.11-2007 (802.11ma) | March 2007 | 2.4, 5 | Up to 54 | DSSS, OFDM | ||||||||
802.11-2012 (802.11mb) | March 2012 | 2.4, 5 | Up to 150 [D] | DSSS, OFDM | ||||||||
802.11-2016 (802.11mc) | December 2016 | 2.4, 5, 60 | Up to 866.7 or 6757 [D] | DSSS, OFDM | ||||||||
802.11-2020 (802.11md) | December 2020 | 2.4, 5, 60 | Up to 866.7 or 6757 [D] | DSSS, OFDM | ||||||||
802.11me | September 2024 ( est.) |
2.4, 5, 6, 60 | Up to 9608 or 303336 | DSSS, OFDM | ||||||||
|
The 802.11be Task Group is led by individuals affiliated with Qualcomm, Intel, and Broadcom. Those affiliated with Huawei, Maxlinear, NXP, and Apple also have senior positions. [16]
Qualcomm announced its FastConnect 7800 series on 28 Feb 2022 using 14 nm chips. [44] [45] As of March 2023, the company claims 175 devices will be using their Wi-Fi 7 chips, including smartphones, routers, and access points. [46]
Broadcom followed on 12 April 2022 with a series of 5 chips covering home, commercial, and enterprise uses. [47] The company unveiled its second generation Wi-Fi 7 chips on 20 June 2023 featuring tri-band MLO support and lower costs. [48]
The TP-Link Archer BE900 wireless router was available to consumers in April 2023. [49] The company's Deco BE95 mesh networking system was also available that month. Asus, eero, Linksys, and Netgear had Wi-fi 7 wireless routers available by the end of 2023.
The ARRIS SURFboard G54 is a DOCSIS 3.1 cable gateway featuring Wi-Fi 7. It became available in October 2023.
The OnePlus 11 smartphone was released in February 2023. It uses Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip with Wi-Fi 7 enabled. The OnePlus Open also features Wi-Fi 7 support. [50]
The ASUS ROG Phone 7 is a gaming smartphone announced in April 2023. It also uses Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip with Wi-Fi 7 enabled.
The Lenovo Legion Slim 7 Gen8 laptop supports Wi-Fi 7 using the MediaTek Filogic 380 Wi-Fi 7 card. [51]
The Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro both feature Wi-Fi 7 support and were available globally in October 2023. [52]
Intel launched the BE200 and BE202 wireless adapters for desktop and laptop motherboards in September 2023. [53]
The Asus ROG Strix Z790 E II motherboard is among the first with built-in Wi-Fi 7. [54]
Android 13 and higher provide support for Wi-Fi 7. [55]
The Linux 6.2 kernel provides support for Wi-Fi 7 devices. [56] The 6.4 kernel added Wi-Fi 7 mesh support. [57] Linux 6.5 included significant driver support by Intel engineers, particularly support for MLO. [58]
Support for Wi-Fi 7 was added to Windows 11, as of build 26063.1. [59] [60]
Generation | IEEE standard |
Adopted | Maximum link rate (Mbit/s) |
Radio frequency (GHz) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Wi-Fi 8 | 802.11bn | 2028 | 100,000 [1] | 2.4, 5, 6, 7, 42.5, 71 [2] |
Wi-Fi 7 | 802.11be | 2024 | 1376–46,120 | 2.4, 5, 6 [3] |
Wi-Fi 6E | 802.11ax | 2020 | 574–9608 [4] | 6 [a] |
Wi-Fi 6 | 2019 | 2.4, 5 | ||
Wi-Fi 5 | 802.11ac | 2014 | 433–6933 | 5 [b] |
Wi-Fi 4 | 802.11n | 2008 | 72–600 | 2.4, 5 |
(Wi-Fi 3)* | 802.11g | 2003 | 6–54 | 2.4 |
(Wi-Fi 2)* | 802.11a | 1999 | 5 | |
(Wi-Fi 1)* | 802.11b | 1999 | 1–11 | 2.4 |
(Wi-Fi 0)* | 802.11 | 1997 | 1–2 | 2.4 |
*Wi‑Fi 0, 1, 2, and 3 are named by retroactive inference. They do not exist in the official nomenclature. [5] [6] [7] |
IEEE 802.11be, dubbed Extremely High Throughput (EHT), is the latest of the IEEE 802.11 standard, [8] [9] which is designated Wi-Fi 7. [10] [11] [12] It has built upon 802.11ax, focusing on WLAN indoor and outdoor operation with stationary and pedestrian speeds in the 2.4, 5, and 6 GHz frequency bands. [13]
Throughput is believed to reach a theoretical maximum of 46 Gbit/s, although actual results are much lower. [14]
Development of the 802.11be amendment is ongoing, with an initial draft in March 2021, and a final version expected by the end of 2024. [11] [15] [16] Despite this, numerous products were announced in 2022 based on draft standards, with retail availability in early 2023. On 8 January 2024, the Wi-Fi Alliance introduced its "Wi-Fi Certified 7" program to certify Wi-Fi 7 devices. While final ratification is not expected until the end of 2024, the technical requirements are essentially complete. [14]
The global Wi-Fi 7 market was estimated at US$1 billion in 2023, and is projected to reach US$24.2 billion by 2030. [17]
The following are core features that have been approved as of Draft 3.0:
The main candidate features mentioned in the 802.11be Project Authorization Request (PAR) are: [19]
Apart from the features mentioned in the PAR, there are newly introduced features: [23]
MCS
index [i] |
Modulation
type |
Coding
rate |
Data rate (Mbit/s) [ii] | ||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 MHz channels | 40 MHz channels | 80 MHz channels | 160 MHz channels | 320 MHz channels | |||||||||||||
3200 ns GI [iii] | 1600 ns GI | 800 ns GI | 3200 ns GI | 1600 ns GI | 800 ns GI | 3200 ns GI | 1600 ns GI | 800 ns GI | 3200 ns GI | 1600 ns GI | 800 ns GI | 3200 ns GI | 1600 ns GI | 800 ns GI | |||
0 | BPSK | 1/2 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 61 | 68 | 72 | 123 | 136 | 144 |
1 | QPSK | 1/2 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 61 | 68 | 72 | 122 | 136 | 144 | 245 | 272 | 288 |
2 | QPSK | 3/4 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 44 | 49 | 52 | 92 | 102 | 108 | 184 | 204 | 216 | 368 | 408 | 432 |
3 | 16-QAM | 1/2 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 59 | 65 | 69 | 123 | 136 | 144 | 245 | 272 | 282 | 490 | 544 | 577 |
4 | 16-QAM | 3/4 | 44 | 49 | 52 | 88 | 98 | 103 | 184 | 204 | 216 | 368 | 408 | 432 | 735 | 817 | 865 |
5 | 64-QAM | 2/3 | 59 | 65 | 69 | 117 | 130 | 138 | 245 | 272 | 288 | 490 | 544 | 576 | 980 | 1089 | 1153 |
6 | 64-QAM | 3/4 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 132 | 146 | 155 | 276 | 306 | 324 | 551 | 613 | 649 | 1103 | 1225 | 1297 |
7 | 64-QAM | 5/6 | 73 | 81 | 86 | 146 | 163 | 172 | 306 | 340 | 360 | 613 | 681 | 721 | 1225 | 1361 | 1441 |
8 | 256-QAM | 3/4 | 88 | 98 | 103 | 176 | 195 | 207 | 368 | 408 | 432 | 735 | 817 | 865 | 1470 | 1633 | 1729 |
9 | 256-QAM | 5/6 | 98 | 108 | 115 | 195 | 217 | 229 | 408 | 453 | 480 | 817 | 907 | 961 | 1633 | 1815 | 1922 |
10 | 1024-QAM | 3/4 | 110 | 122 | 129 | 219 | 244 | 258 | 459 | 510 | 540 | 919 | 1021 | 1081 | 1838 | 2042 | 2162 |
11 | 1024-QAM | 5/6 | 122 | 135 | 143 | 244 | 271 | 287 | 510 | 567 | 600 | 1021 | 1134 | 1201 | 2042 | 2269 | 2402 |
12 | 4096-QAM | 3/4 | 131 | 146 | 155 | 263 | 293 | 310 | 551 | 613 | 649 | 1103 | 1225 | 1297 | 2205 | 2450 | 2594 |
13 | 4096-QAM | 5/6 | 146 | 163 | 172 | 293 | 325 | 344 | 613 | 681 | 721 | 1225 | 1361 | 1441 | 2450 | 2722 | 2882 |
14 | BPSK-DCM-DUP | 1/2 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 31 | 34 | 36 | ||||||
15 | BPSK-DCM | 1/2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 61 | 68 | 72 |
Frequency range, or type |
PHY | Protocol | Release date [24] |
Frequency | Bandwidth | Stream data rate [25] |
Allowable MIMO streams |
Modulation | Approximate range | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indoor | Outdoor | |||||||||||
(GHz) | (MHz) | (Mbit/s) | ||||||||||
1–7 GHz | DSSS
[26], |
802.11-1997 | June 1997 | 2.4 | 22 | 1, 2 | — |
DSSS, |
20 m (66 ft) | 100 m (330 ft) | ||
HR/DSSS [26] | 802.11b | September 1999 | 2.4 | 22 | 1, 2, 5.5, 11 | — | CCK, DSSS | 35 m (115 ft) | 140 m (460 ft) | |||
OFDM | 802.11a | September 1999 | 5 | 5, 10, 20 | 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 (for 20 MHz bandwidth, divide by 2 and 4 for 10 and 5 MHz) |
— | OFDM | 35 m (115 ft) | 120 m (390 ft) | |||
802.11j | November 2004 | 4.9, 5.0 [B] [27] |
? | ? | ||||||||
802.11y | November 2008 | 3.7 [C] | ? | 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [C] | ||||||||
802.11p | July 2010 | 5.9 | 200 m | 1,000 m (3,300 ft) [28] | ||||||||
802.11bd | December 2022 | 5.9, 60 | 500 m | 1,000 m (3,300 ft) | ||||||||
ERP-OFDM [29] | 802.11g | June 2003 | 2.4 | 38 m (125 ft) | 140 m (460 ft) | |||||||
HT-OFDM [30] |
802.11n ( Wi-Fi 4) |
October 2009 | 2.4, 5 | 20 | Up to 288.8 [D] | 4 |
MIMO-OFDM (64- QAM) |
70 m (230 ft) | 250 m (820 ft) [31] | |||
40 | Up to 600 [D] | |||||||||||
VHT-OFDM [30] |
802.11ac ( Wi-Fi 5) |
December 2013 | 5 | 20 | Up to 693 [D] | 8 | DL MU-MIMO OFDM (256- QAM) |
35 m (115 ft) [32] | ? | |||
40 | Up to 1600 [D] | |||||||||||
80 | Up to 3467 [D] | |||||||||||
160 | Up to 6933 [D] | |||||||||||
HE-OFDMA |
802.11ax ( Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 6E) |
May 2021 | 2.4, 5, 6 | 20 | Up to 1147 [E] | 8 | UL/DL MU-MIMO OFDMA (1024- QAM) |
30 m (98 ft) | 120 m (390 ft) [F] | |||
40 | Up to 2294 [E] | |||||||||||
80 | Up to 4804 [E] | |||||||||||
80+80 | Up to 9608 [E] | |||||||||||
EHT-OFDMA |
802.11be ( Wi-Fi 7) |
Dec 2024 ( est.) |
2.4, 5, 6 | 80 | Up to 11.5 Gbit/s [E] | 16 | UL/DL MU-MIMO OFDMA (4096- QAM) |
30 m (98 ft) | 120 m (390 ft) [F] | |||
160 (80+80) |
Up to 23 Gbit/s [E] | |||||||||||
240 (160+80) |
Up to 35 Gbit/s [E] | |||||||||||
320 (160+160) |
Up to 46.1 Gbit/s [E] | |||||||||||
UHR |
802.11bn ( Wi-Fi 8) |
May 2028 ( est.) |
2.4, 5, 6, 42, 60, 71 |
320 | Up to 100000 (100 Gbit/s) |
16 | Multi-link MU-MIMO OFDM (8192- QAM) |
? | ? | |||
WUR [G] | 802.11ba | October 2021 | 2.4, 5 | 4, 20 | 0.0625, 0.25 (62.5 kbit/s, 250 kbit/s) |
— | OOK (multi-carrier OOK) | ? | ? | |||
mmWave ( WiGig) |
DMG [33] | 802.11ad | December 2012 | 60 | 2160 (2.16 GHz) |
Up to 8085
[34] (8 Gbit/s) |
— | 3.3 m (11 ft) [35] | ? | |||
802.11aj | April 2018 | 60 [H] | 1080 [36] | Up to 3754 (3.75 Gbit/s) |
— | single carrier, low-power single carrier [A] | ? | ? | ||||
CMMG | 802.11aj | April 2018 | 45 [H] | 540, 1080 |
Up to 15015
[37] (15 Gbit/s) |
4 [38] | OFDM, single carrier | ? | ? | |||
EDMG [39] | 802.11ay | July 2021 | 60 | Up to 8640 (8.64 GHz) |
Up to 303336
[40] (303 Gbit/s) |
8 | OFDM, single carrier | 10 m (33 ft) | 100 m (328 ft) | |||
Sub 1 GHz ( IoT) | TVHT [41] | 802.11af | February 2014 |
0.054– 0.79 |
6, 7, 8 | Up to 568.9 [42] | 4 | MIMO-OFDM | ? | ? | ||
S1G [41] | 802.11ah | May 2017 | 0.7, 0.8, 0.9 |
1–16 | Up to 8.67
[43] (@2 MHz) |
4 | ? | ? | ||||
Light ( Li-Fi) |
LC ( VLC/ OWC) |
802.11bb | December 2023 ( est.) |
800–1000 nm | 20 | Up to 9.6 Gbit/s | — | O- OFDM | ? | ? | ||
( IrDA) |
802.11-1997 | June 1997 | 850–900 nm | ? | 1, 2 | — | ? | ? | ||||
802.11 Standard rollups | ||||||||||||
802.11-2007 (802.11ma) | March 2007 | 2.4, 5 | Up to 54 | DSSS, OFDM | ||||||||
802.11-2012 (802.11mb) | March 2012 | 2.4, 5 | Up to 150 [D] | DSSS, OFDM | ||||||||
802.11-2016 (802.11mc) | December 2016 | 2.4, 5, 60 | Up to 866.7 or 6757 [D] | DSSS, OFDM | ||||||||
802.11-2020 (802.11md) | December 2020 | 2.4, 5, 60 | Up to 866.7 or 6757 [D] | DSSS, OFDM | ||||||||
802.11me | September 2024 ( est.) |
2.4, 5, 6, 60 | Up to 9608 or 303336 | DSSS, OFDM | ||||||||
|
The 802.11be Task Group is led by individuals affiliated with Qualcomm, Intel, and Broadcom. Those affiliated with Huawei, Maxlinear, NXP, and Apple also have senior positions. [16]
Qualcomm announced its FastConnect 7800 series on 28 Feb 2022 using 14 nm chips. [44] [45] As of March 2023, the company claims 175 devices will be using their Wi-Fi 7 chips, including smartphones, routers, and access points. [46]
Broadcom followed on 12 April 2022 with a series of 5 chips covering home, commercial, and enterprise uses. [47] The company unveiled its second generation Wi-Fi 7 chips on 20 June 2023 featuring tri-band MLO support and lower costs. [48]
The TP-Link Archer BE900 wireless router was available to consumers in April 2023. [49] The company's Deco BE95 mesh networking system was also available that month. Asus, eero, Linksys, and Netgear had Wi-fi 7 wireless routers available by the end of 2023.
The ARRIS SURFboard G54 is a DOCSIS 3.1 cable gateway featuring Wi-Fi 7. It became available in October 2023.
The OnePlus 11 smartphone was released in February 2023. It uses Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip with Wi-Fi 7 enabled. The OnePlus Open also features Wi-Fi 7 support. [50]
The ASUS ROG Phone 7 is a gaming smartphone announced in April 2023. It also uses Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip with Wi-Fi 7 enabled.
The Lenovo Legion Slim 7 Gen8 laptop supports Wi-Fi 7 using the MediaTek Filogic 380 Wi-Fi 7 card. [51]
The Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro both feature Wi-Fi 7 support and were available globally in October 2023. [52]
Intel launched the BE200 and BE202 wireless adapters for desktop and laptop motherboards in September 2023. [53]
The Asus ROG Strix Z790 E II motherboard is among the first with built-in Wi-Fi 7. [54]
Android 13 and higher provide support for Wi-Fi 7. [55]
The Linux 6.2 kernel provides support for Wi-Fi 7 devices. [56] The 6.4 kernel added Wi-Fi 7 mesh support. [57] Linux 6.5 included significant driver support by Intel engineers, particularly support for MLO. [58]
Support for Wi-Fi 7 was added to Windows 11, as of build 26063.1. [59] [60]