Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) is the latest Wi-Fi standard, supporting up to 46 Gbps theoretical speed via 320 MHz channel width, 4096-QAM modulation, and Multi-Link Operation across bands.
Wi-Fi 7 introduces: 320 MHz channel width (2× Wi-Fi 6E's 160 MHz). 4K-QAM modulation (vs 1024-QAM in Wi-Fi 6E) — 20% higher throughput. Multi-Link Operation (MLO): a device uses 2.4/5/6 GHz bands simultaneously for redundancy and aggregated speed.
Real-world: typical home internet rarely exceeds 1 Gbps, so Wi-Fi 7's headline speed is irrelevant for most. The latency reduction (down to ~5 ms) and reliability gains in dense environments matter more.
First phones with Wi-Fi 7: Galaxy S24, iPhone 16 Pro. Wi-Fi 7 routers (TP-Link BE800, Netgear Orbi 970) appeared in 2024.