Wi-Fi 7 has arrived, elevating 6GHz Wi-Fi to unprecedented heights. In this podcast, we dive head-first into the Wi-Fi 7 standard, examining its impact on enterprise networks. We cover a range of topics including Wi-Fi 7 features and capabilities, device and infrastructure readiness, adoption, and what comes next for the standard.

-What is wifi 7 (what is its relationship to 802.11be)

-What are some new use cases? In homes, but also in enterprise?

-Why is wifi 7 important/different from previous gens? Does it work with previous gens?

-What problems are being addressed?

-How are new standards developed, what is Cisco’s input/role with IEEE 802.11, WFA

-Interoperability partnerships – advanced etc

-What should customers consider re: adopting wifi 7? Any caveats?

Check out our latest Mobility Field Day session on Wi-Fi 7 here www.youtube.com/watch?v=90A8sYNxvEg

Cisco Guests:

Jerome Henry, Lead Researcher, Office of the Wireless, CTO, Cisco

Binita Gupta, Wireless Systems Architect, Cisco

Brian Hart, Principal Software Engineer. Cisco

Cisco Champion Hosts

Mike Bolitho (www.linkedin.com/in/mikebolitho/), Wireless Engineer, CommonSpirit Health

Samuel Clements (www.linkedin.com/in/saclements/), Technical Solutions Architect, WWT

Gert-Jan de Boer (www.linkedin.com/in/gjdeboer/), Networking Archeologist, aaZoo Network Solutions

Moderator

Danielle, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program