Intel and Broadcom Achieve Major Wi-Fi 7 Industry Milestone

[Aquinus]

Yes, and if we are talking about that, microwave ovens operate at 2.4GHz. Power levels matter.

Most microwave ovens operate north of 900 watts. Most wifi transmitters measure their power in milliwatts. Power levels matter, but context does as well.

Plus, heating of the skin and othersuperficial tissues e.g., cornea is not something I need for myself.

If we're going to be realistic here, you'd probably get more exposure from walking outside in the sunlight. Also, your cornea has nothing to worry about unless you're looking straight into a waveguide for high power transmission that's active, which would be about as smart as putting your head in a microwave oven, cramming a fork into the safety switch, then turning it on.

 

[R-T-B]

Most microwave ovens operate north of 900 watts. Most wifi transmitters measure their power in milliwatts. Power levels matter, but context does as well.

Well that would be power levels wouldn't it?

 

[Aquinus]

Well that would be power levels wouldn't it?

Yeah, but it's important to call out the scale. It's not like a "small" increase like 10x, it's more like a 2000x increase (assuming wifi transmit power of 500 mW.) So wifi would heat something very close to it at 1/2000th the rate. So even if you strapped a wifi access point to your head, it's likely still not enough to make a difference. UV radiation from the sun will do more.

 

[R-T-B]

Yeah, but it's important to call out the scale. It's not like a "small" increase like 10x, it's more like a 2000x increase (assuming wifi transmit power of 500 mW.) So wifi would heat something very close to it at 1/2000th the rate. So even if you strapped a wifi access point to your head, it's likely still not enough to make a difference. UV radiation from the sun will do more.

Oh of course. That was my point really.