Thursday, September 8th 2022
Intel and Broadcom Achieve Major Wi-Fi 7 Industry Milestone
Today, Intel Corporation and Broadcom Inc. showcased the industry's first cross-vendor Wi-Fi 7 demonstration, with over-the-air speeds greater than 5 gigabits per second. The trial used an Intel Core processor-based laptop with a Wi-Fi 7 solution connected to a Broadcom Wi-Fi 7 access point.
"We are proud to highlight how next-generation Wi-Fi 7 can make new mobile PC experiences possible. Industry collaboration is essential to ensure we deliver on the promises of this new wireless technology. We would like to thank our colleagues at Broadcom for their great technical cooperation, which helped enable this unprecedented, first-of-its-kind demonstration of ultra-high speed and ultra-low latency Wi-Fi 7," said Carlos Cordeiro, Intel Fellow and Wireless CTO, Client Computing Group, Intel.
Vijay Nagarajan, vice president, Wireless Connectivity Division, Broadcom, said, "Today's milestone sends a clear message: the ecosystem is ready and Wi-Fi 7 is here to deliver extraordinary capacity and blazing fast speeds to extend gigabit broadband. The reliable, low latency communication provided by Wi-Fi 7 is a key element of Broadcom's vision for connecting everything as the Internet evolves to its next iteration replete with immersive experiences. Industry collaboration is key to making this unprecedented connectivity a reality and we were delighted to work with Intel to achieve another industry first."
Wi-Fi 7 is the platform for the next 10 years of wireless experiences, which require higher speeds, lower latency, improved reliability and greater capacity. Wi-Fi 7 leverages new features including wider 320 MHz channels in unlicensed 6 GHz spectrum, higher order 4K QAM data modulation, simultaneous connections across multiple bands with multi-link operation and improved channel utilization efficiency with multi-resource unit puncturing.
Wi-Fi 7's deterministic operation enables new product classes, including augmented and virtual reality, ultra-high-definition 16K media streaming, and super-responsive and reliable gaming, while supporting large numbers of connected devices in the home or office. And with Wi-Fi 7's greatly increased speeds, broadband subscribers will get full value from their multi-gigabit internet plans.
"Wi-Fi 7 is the most powerful and capable Wi-Fi protocol yet and will allow Wi-Fi to continue to serve the most demanding applications in the consumer and vertical markets with the highest level of determinism yet," said Phil Solis, Research Director, Connectivity at IDC. "Interoperability testing between Intel and Broadcom will enable the development of products that can be used in the test beds for official Wi-Fi Alliance certification testing."
Intel and Broadcom provide the full network that is essential to help maximize Wi-Fi 7's potential and deliver end-to-end experiences to the wider Wi-Fi marketplace.
"As longtime WBA board members, Broadcom and Intel have been instrumental in pioneering Wi-Fi 6 and 6E. Now they're leading the way again with Wi-Fi 7, which leverages the rapidly growing availability of 6 GHz spectrum in multiple countries across APAC, EMEA, Latin America and the U.S. Their successful trial is a milestone toward bringing Wi-Fi 7's double-digit gigabit speeds, ultra-low latency, carrier-grade resilience and other next-generation capabilities to consumers and businesses worldwide. Enterprise and residential networks will also greatly benefit from the advanced capabilities of Wi-Fi 7," said Tiago Rodrigues, CEO of the Wireless Broadband Alliance.
Today's achievement is proof that Wi-Fi 7 has arrived, and Broadcom and Intel will continue to show the additional capabilities of Wi-Fi 7.
For more information, visit the Intel Wi-Fi 7 page and Broadcom Wi-Fi 7 page.
"We are proud to highlight how next-generation Wi-Fi 7 can make new mobile PC experiences possible. Industry collaboration is essential to ensure we deliver on the promises of this new wireless technology. We would like to thank our colleagues at Broadcom for their great technical cooperation, which helped enable this unprecedented, first-of-its-kind demonstration of ultra-high speed and ultra-low latency Wi-Fi 7," said Carlos Cordeiro, Intel Fellow and Wireless CTO, Client Computing Group, Intel.
Vijay Nagarajan, vice president, Wireless Connectivity Division, Broadcom, said, "Today's milestone sends a clear message: the ecosystem is ready and Wi-Fi 7 is here to deliver extraordinary capacity and blazing fast speeds to extend gigabit broadband. The reliable, low latency communication provided by Wi-Fi 7 is a key element of Broadcom's vision for connecting everything as the Internet evolves to its next iteration replete with immersive experiences. Industry collaboration is key to making this unprecedented connectivity a reality and we were delighted to work with Intel to achieve another industry first."
Wi-Fi 7's deterministic operation enables new product classes, including augmented and virtual reality, ultra-high-definition 16K media streaming, and super-responsive and reliable gaming, while supporting large numbers of connected devices in the home or office. And with Wi-Fi 7's greatly increased speeds, broadband subscribers will get full value from their multi-gigabit internet plans.
"Wi-Fi 7 is the most powerful and capable Wi-Fi protocol yet and will allow Wi-Fi to continue to serve the most demanding applications in the consumer and vertical markets with the highest level of determinism yet," said Phil Solis, Research Director, Connectivity at IDC. "Interoperability testing between Intel and Broadcom will enable the development of products that can be used in the test beds for official Wi-Fi Alliance certification testing."
Intel and Broadcom provide the full network that is essential to help maximize Wi-Fi 7's potential and deliver end-to-end experiences to the wider Wi-Fi marketplace.
"As longtime WBA board members, Broadcom and Intel have been instrumental in pioneering Wi-Fi 6 and 6E. Now they're leading the way again with Wi-Fi 7, which leverages the rapidly growing availability of 6 GHz spectrum in multiple countries across APAC, EMEA, Latin America and the U.S. Their successful trial is a milestone toward bringing Wi-Fi 7's double-digit gigabit speeds, ultra-low latency, carrier-grade resilience and other next-generation capabilities to consumers and businesses worldwide. Enterprise and residential networks will also greatly benefit from the advanced capabilities of Wi-Fi 7," said Tiago Rodrigues, CEO of the Wireless Broadband Alliance.
Today's achievement is proof that Wi-Fi 7 has arrived, and Broadcom and Intel will continue to show the additional capabilities of Wi-Fi 7.
For more information, visit the Intel Wi-Fi 7 page and Broadcom Wi-Fi 7 page.
28 Comments on Intel and Broadcom Achieve Major Wi-Fi 7 Industry Milestone
"Ultra high speeds corrupts ultra absolutely"
Notice that amongst all the techno-babble, there is absolutely no mention of how many arms, legs, kidneys, and 1st borne children these new "solutions" are gonna cost us....
Seeins how intel is involved, we can assume it will be A.L.O.T. !
Keep 6GHz away from me, filth! (Edit: by filth I obviously mean intel and others pushing 6GHz)
As far as consumers? They are convinced they don't use ethernet anymore.6Ghz is fine for like a highspeed bluetooth scenario. Beyond that it's pretty debatable.5GHz no good for you? 6GHz is even worse distance wise.
And I encourage you to look up some papers on the internet, which describe the effects of 6GHz RF on living things.
Are those going to be better than previous gens on that regard?
One simple thing to try - move further from the router, speed should increase.In general - yes. Due to material compositions however, lower frequencies can sometimes degrade more than higher ones.
I'm sure there are some obsessive people who are very particular about their Wi-Fi. All five of them are probably ecstatic with the new standard. There might be some edge cases which justify it. Me? If I need high speed and/or low latency I just use a damn cable, wireless network is only for convenience and low priority devices like phones. Something tells me more people would be interested in increased range and stability but manufacturers seem to be focused on increasing the required density - makes sense, helps them sell more devices.
Plus, heating of the skin and othersuperficial tissues e.g., cornea is not something I need for myself.
Emphasis on 'generally'. Some materials behave like bandpass or notch filters. In extreme cases some configurations e.g. laminated window panels can give you a little gain (~2dB) at certain lambda. So, if WiFi/RF is of extreme importance this should be taken into account.
For the typical WiFi at home one can safely assume that with increasing frequencies the coverage gets lower.
I have no idea wtf '7' means; whereas the old naming literally had the name of the published reference standard.
Only worse naming conventions lately have been USB, and to a much lesser degree, HDMI (which isn't an 'open' standard).
I was (also) absolutely floored reading the comments on AMD's new naming conventions. They make logical sense and are easy to figure out exactly what you're buying. There's 0 obstrufication.
Yet, people seem to believe it the opposite...
Where's the emergency stop? I want off this ride.
Low and mid bands are already scarce and already occupied. WiFi is simply stuck with ISM and some high bands (6GHz and beyond). After 5GHz everything is more or less line-of-sight.