Brad & Will Made a Tech Pod.   /     251: That 6GHz Really Tied the Spectrum Together

Summary

The world is steadily moving on to Wi-Fi 7 (or 802.11be, if you like), so we figured it's about time we sit down and attempt to understand what separates this latest standard from all the wireless fidelity that came before. Where in the world did they get a number like 46Gbps? What are the forward- and backward-compatible implications with existing devices? How does "multi-link operation" work? Is it time to run out and upgrade yet? What's haunting Brad's access point? We do our best to answer all this and more. Support the Pod! Contribute to the Tech Pod Patreon and get access to our booming Discord, a monthly bonus episode, your name in the credits, and other great benefits! You can support the show at: https://patreon.com/techpod

Subtitle
The world is steadily moving on to Wi-Fi 7 (or 802.11be, if you like), so we figured it's about time we sit down and attempt to understand what separates this latest standard from all the wireless fidelity that came before. Where in the world did they g
Duration
01:03:10
Publishing date
2024-09-08 07:00
Link
https://techpod.content.town/episodes/251-that-6ghz-really-tied-the-spectrum-together-vs0EJYXJ
Contributors
  Will Smith, Brad Shoemaker
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The world is steadily moving on to Wi-Fi 7 (or 802.11be, if you like), so we figured it's about time we sit down and attempt to understand what separates this latest standard from all the wireless fidelity that came before. Where in the world did they get a number like 46Gbps? What are the forward- and backward-compatible implications with existing devices? How does "multi-link operation" work? Is it time to run out and upgrade yet? What's haunting Brad's access point? We do our best to answer all this and more.

The article referenced in this episode: https://dongknows.com/wi-fi-7-explained/

Our original Wi-Fi 6 episode (which was episode 9!): https://techpod.content.town/episodes/9-orthogonal-frequency-division-multiple-access-Sb_AgiQe

Our more recent networking primer from early this year: https://techpod.content.town/episodes/227-a-donut-of-good-internet-UAno2S2L

Support the Pod! Contribute to the Tech Pod Patreon and get access to our booming Discord, a monthly bonus episode, your name in the credits, and other great benefits! You can support the show at: https://patreon.com/techpod