That said, Cat-8 is intended for data centers, not your home network. This is potentially true only if you’re talking about Ethernet cables graded below Cat-8, which is a category of Ethernet cable that can be rated for speeds of up to 40Gbps.
Some have speculated, though, that a Wi-Fi 7 connection will be better than wired. Right now, a wired internet connection is almost always faster and more reliable than your home Wi-Fi connection. Other advantages over 6 and 6E include higher quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) and broader channel bandwidth. That means 7 will handle the same channels that 6E does, but more effectively. What 6E doesn’t have, though, is something called Multi-Link Operation (MLO), which further enhances Wi-Fi 7’s ability to avoid interference. Wi-Fi 6E already has access to the 6 GHz band that Wi-Fi 7 will, avoiding the congestion problems of the 2.5 GHz and 5 GHz bands. Wi-Fi 6 and 6E, under optimal conditions, can achieve speeds of up to 9.6 Gbps, only a third of 7’s capability.
If you were to upgrade to Wi-Fi 7’s draft specs right now, the improvement in speed capabilities wouldn’t be quite as dramatic as switching from Wi-Fi 5, but still impressive. If you’re on the bleeding edge of wireless technology, you’re probably using Wi-Fi 6, or less commonly, Wi-Fi 6E. You’ll probably switch to using Wi-Fi 6 or 6E before a Wi-Fi 7-enabled device ever gets in your hands. Of course, it’s unlikely you’ll jump directly from Wi-Fi 5 to 7 unless you seriously procrastinate about upgrading your equipment. Nearby networks won’t have to compete so rabidly for the same channels, allowing for reduced interference.
That wider spectrum gives your router more elbow room, so to speak. Not only that, but it’s also capable of utilizing bands that Wi-Fi 5 can’t access. Wi-Fi 7 under optimal conditions rockets past 5 with a maximum speed of 30 Gbps-a more than 750% increase.
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