Lately there has been a lot of news from China regarding the development of its own hardware. Among the latest products presented or announced are some routers who use itto Wi-Fi 7 technology. The funny thing is that WiFi 7 technology should start to be implemented in 2024, there are no compatible processors in production, therefore, What do you sell?
To sum up, WiFi 7 offers a higher transfer rate and longer coverage distances. But that’s not the only improvement, it will support more concurrent users and increased reliability. This is expected to be a widespread reality by mid-2024.
Are Chinese WiFi 7 routers real?
The truth is that China’s efforts to launch its own hardware are interesting. They aim to stop relying on hardware and technology developed by American companies, such as Intel, NVIDIA or AMD. It could be that patented technologies are used, which would prevent commercialization outside of China.
They announced the H3C Magic BE18000 Routerwho would be the first to offer Wi-Fi 7 support. No official release date yet, but it might launch in 2023. But is it really possible that it will be released next year?
This router, as shown, is will be based on a Qualcomm SoC, of which no other information is given. that we know, Qualcomm have 4 tokens available for technology WiFi 7. But these processors They are not yet in production and they are for him Professional sector. This means that some aspects of these chips are being tweaked.
Some information suggests that mass production could begin in the first half of 2023. If the deadlines are met, for the second half of 2023
The SoCs Qualcomm developed are intended for professional routers. we wouldn’t see commercial solutions until 2024. It is expected that this is when the first routers and also the first smartphones and laptops with WiFi 7 will arrive.
Marketing, more than anything else
It is possible that they have developed commercial routers based on this new wireless connection standard. But, it seems quite complicated that they will be launched, since they have dropped, during the first half of 2023. At the moment, Qualcomm has not presented its commercial chips for WiFi 7, only the professional models.
True, in China, like many other companies, they already have access to previous versions of chips for WiFi 7. This is something quite normal, because a number of late-stage chips are usually produced so that they can start the developments. So they could have something ready or almost ready, but they could hardly launch in 2023.
It also doesn’t make much sense to launch next-gen routers if there are hardly any compatible devices. There are always those who want to have the latest technology, but it makes no sense to start by acquiring these products.
Moreover, it is not that it has characteristics that can be interesting for the majority. It is designed for the reproduction of 4K and 8K content, as well as to reduce latency in the game. There is also talk of the fashionable subject, the metaverse, although it is not very relevant, since it is not of interest nobody.
