Wi-Fi 7 for business

Should you be upgrading to the latest wireless standard? Steve Cassidy explores the benefits – and the limitations

So, is it that time again when we need to upgrade our network to keep up with Wi-Fi standards? You don’t need to upgrade to Wi-Fi 7 yet – nor ever. Doing so could bring benefits for performance and reliability, but Wi-Fi 6 is plenty fast enough for most desktop roles, and as long as you’re already using WPA3 authentication, there’s nothing new in Wi-Fi 7 on the security front. Well, that’s good to hear. But if we do choose to upgrade, are we looking at a major project? It doesn’t have to be an all-hands-to-the-pumps undertaking. A Wi-Fi 7 base station will happily work with slower, old-tech devices – although they won’t get the fastest connections – so existing laptops can serve out their lifespan, and you can replace…

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