Three Factors Influencing Global Wi-Fi 7 Adoption
RCRWirelessNews, Tuesday, February 11th, 2025
The W-Fi Alliance expects there to be 2.1 billion Wi-Fi 7 devices worldwide by 2028
Wi-Fi 7, or IEEE 802.11be, was certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance in January 2024. At the time of certification, the Alliance said it expects there to be 2.1 billion Wi-Fi 7 devices worldwide by 2028. A year later, RCR Wireless News held it's first-ever Wi-Fi Forum where industry analysts Dean Bubley and Jeff Heynen took a deeper look at Wi-Fi 7's adoption and the key factors influencing it. Here are a few highlights:
Service provider interest in Wi-Fi 7
Both Bubley, who is an analyst with Disruptive Analysis and Disruptive 6G, and Heynen, who is Dell'Oro Group's Vice President of Broadband Access and Home Networking, noted that service providers are becoming increasingly interested in how Wi-Fi - and particularly Wi-Fi 7 - fits into their connectivity offerings.