Agenda

Beyond Speed: Transitioning from Wi-Fi 7 to Wi-Fi 8 – A Roadmap for Ultra-Reliable Networks

  • Comparing Wi-Fi 7’s speed-focused architecture with Wi-Fi 8’s reliability-centric framework
  • Understanding the key innovations in Wi-Fi 8 including distributed MLO for seamless band steering, coordinated TWT  for longer IoT battery life, and multi-AP coordination for interference mitigation
  • Demonstrating Wi-Fi 8’s operational impact in terms of efficiency gains and enhanced coverage for deterministic IoT and low-latency applications
  • Developing a roadmap for phased adoption that enables operators to leverage current Wi-Fi 7 deployments while preparing for Wi-Fi 8 

Technical paper presentation.

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