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Wi-Fi 7? I don't know many devices that support that. Even 6 is still somewhat rare, only available on the latest WAPs. Or is this something unrelated?
by Night_Thastus 3y ago
Wi-Fi 7? I don't know many devices that support that. Even 6 is still somewhat rare, only available on the latest WAPs.
Or is this something unrelated?
- Dalewyn 3y agoWifi is generally backwards compatible, so that just means whatever ISP modemrouter that Google Fiber provides is capable of providing Wifi 7 for newer/future devices and 6 and earlier for older ones.
- jeffbee 3y agoOne of the devices that does have Wi-Fi 7 is Google's flagship Pixel 8 Pro, so it makes sense that they are being consistent.
- BXlnt2EachOther 3y agothis blog post links to an October announcement https://fiber.google.com/blog/2023/10/gfiber-labs-announces-first-project-20.html https://fiber.google.com/blog/2023/10/gfiber-labs-announces-... which says: "Additionally, by offering this service with a custom pre-certification Wi-Fi 7 router (another first ever — in fact, Wi-Fi 7 is not even fully certified yet) [...]"
- SirMaster 3y ago6 definitely isn't rare. For example, iPhones started supporting Wi-Fi 6 with the iPhone 11 Pro in 2019. But isn't that how it always is? Whatever next version is going to be rare until it's not... You have to start releasing products using it at some point. Wi-Fi 7 is schedule to be released May 2024, but there have been devices released already supporting it for awhile now via the Draft standard. Just do a search for wifi 7 on Amazon. The Pixel 8 supports Wi-Fi 7 for what it's worth. I assume the iPhone 16 in fall 2024 will support Wi-Fi 7.
- bydo 3y ago> I assume the iPhone 16 in fall 2024 will support Wi-Fi 7. I wouldn't bet on it; Apple tends to lag behind on WiFi standards. The first phone to support WiFi 6E was this year's iPhone 15 Pro (the non-Pro 15 still doesn't).