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Wi-Fi 7 quietly took off while everyone was looking at AI (www.theverge.com)
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[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Ok, I know why we changed the version naming scheme: a, b, g, n, ac, ax... It was a nightmare, just awful.

But I'll bet it does still have a IEEE designation, so how does 6 or 7 map to the previous scheme? Also, what's new, what are the impressive current speeds and features?

[–] r0bi@infosec.pub 3 points 10 months ago

WiFi 7 = 802.11be, FYI

[–] jose1324@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

5 is AC, 6 is AX