Wi-Fi 7 PCs should be available by 2025, could surpass 5.8Gbps, Intel says - Ars Technica

As work on the Wi-Fi 7 specification continues, products supporting the upcoming standard are seemingly on track for a prompt release.

This week, Intel said that computers using its Wi-Fi 7 modules are expected to be available within the next two years.

"We are currently developing Intel's Wi-Fi '802.11be' in order to obtain the 'Wi-Fi Alliance' certification, and it will be installed in PC products, such as laptops, by 2024.

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11be standard, also known as Wi-Fi 7, is expected to leverage the 6GHz band in addition to the 2.4 and 5 GHz bands while delivering a max channel bandwidth of 320 MHz, compared to Wi-Fi 6/6E's max of 160 MHz.

The standard is expected to provide data rates of up to 40Gbps, according to the IEEE, up from 9.6Gbps with Wi-Fi 6/6E.

"Based on an industry-standard assumption of 90 percent efficiency for new Wi-Fi products operating in the exclusive 6GHz band, the resulting estimated maximum over the air 2x2 client speed would be 5.19Gbps," Intel's Wi-Fi 7 page claims.