The History and Future of Wi-Fi

30 Years of Wi-Fi at a Glance

Decoding the Past to Design the Future

With more than three decades of advancements, from WaveLAN to Wi-Fi 7, Wi-Fi technology has come a long way. The earliest versions of Wi-Fi standards, IEEE 802.11a and 802.11b, were high speed physical layers with single input single output (SISO) spatial streams and channel bandwidths under 25 MHz. Today’s world of connected vehicles, Industry 4.0 manufacturing and augmented reality (AR) gaming requires extremely high throughput (EHT) and low latency. Wi-Fi 7’s multiuser multi input multi output (MIMO) spatial streams, wide channels and higher modulation schemes enable the bandwidth and speeds that users demand.

Knowing the history of Wi-Fi technology with its adoption of spatial streams, modulation types, channel bandwidths and more helps us to understand where it’s going. Join us on this journey through more than 30 years of Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi testing with Rohde & Schwarz. Order your poster and discover the history and future of Wi-Fi.

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