Wi-Fi 7

Apple’s N1 Chip Shakes Up Wireless: Inside iPhone 17’s Wi‑Fi 7, Bluetooth 6 Revolution

Key Facts: Introduction Apple has quietly launched a wireless revolution inside its latest iPhones. With the September 2025 debut of the iPhone 17 series, Apple introduced the N1 chip – its first in-house Wi‑Fi/Bluetooth combo chip. The N1 is a custom-designed wireless networking chip that handles all Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth, and Thread radio communications in the new iPhones apple.com. This marks a pivotal expansion of Apple’s Silicon initiative beyond application processors (A-series/M-series) into the realm of connectivity. By integrating cutting-edge Wi‑Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and Thread support on a single Apple-made chip, the company is dramatically reshaping its devices’ wireless capabilities and its

10 September 2025

Wi-Fi 7 Showdown: ASUS ROG Rapture GT-BE98 Pro vs Netgear Orbi 970 vs TP-Link Archer BE900

The ASUS ROG Rapture GT-BE98 Pro is a quad-band Wi-Fi 7 router with two 6 GHz radios (6GHz-1 and 6GHz-2) delivering up to ~30 Gbps total throughput (BE30000) and a 2.6 GHz quad-core CPU with 2 GB RAM. It has seven LAN ports, including two 10 Gbps ports and four 2.5 Gbps ports plus one Gigabit port, and is AiMesh-ready with USB 3.0 and USB 2.0. The Netgear Orbi 970 is a quad-band Wi-Fi 7 mesh system that uses a dedicated backhaul across one 5 GHz band (and part of 6 GHz) and can cover up to 10,000 square feet

15 August 2025

NASDAQ:NTGR · Networking · Product Comparison · Routers · Tech Reviews · Wi-Fi

Li-Fi vs Wi-Fi 7 vs 5G: Which Next-Gen Wireless Will Rule 2025?

The IEEE 802.11bb Li-Fi standard was ratified in mid-2023, providing a global framework for interoperable Li-Fi devices. PureLiFi’s Light Antenna One module can deliver about 1 Gbps at distances from 20 cm to roughly 3 m using standard LED sources. Lab demonstrations have surpassed 100 Gbps with Li-Fi, with a cited test reaching 224 Gbps in lab conditions. Real-world Li-Fi speeds are around 1 Gbps, and Li-Fi is positioned as a complementary technology to Wi-Fi rather than a replacement. Wi‑Fi 7, known as 802.11be, began certification in 2024, and by 2025 the first Wi‑Fi 7 routers, mesh systems, and client

5 August 2025

5G · Future Trends · Li-Fi · NASDAQ:NTGR · NYSE:NOK · NYSE:TMUS · Wi-Fi 7 · Wireless Tech

Wi-Fi 7 Mesh Router Showdown: Eero Max 7 vs. Google Nest Wi-Fi Pro 7 vs. TP-Link Deco BE95 – Which Reigns Supreme in 2025?

TP-Link Deco BE95 is a quad-band Wi‑Fi 7 system with BE33000 up to 33 Gbps theoretical throughput across four bands, two 6 GHz radios, a 16‑stream (4×4) setup, 12 internal antennas, plus a SFP+ option and a USB 3.0 port. The Eero Max 7 is a tri‑band Wi‑Fi 7 router with about 20.8 Gbps combined theoretical throughput (BE20800) and up to 4.3 Gbps wireless link rate to a single client. Google’s Nest Wi‑Fi Pro 7 had not been officially announced by August 2025, but is expected to be tri‑band like the current Nest Wi‑Fi Pro 6E, which offered 5.4 Gbps

4 August 2025

2025 · Comparison · Home Networking · Mesh Router · NASDAQ:AMZN · NASDAQ:GOOGL · Wi-Fi 7

Home Internet Revolution: Mesh Networks, Quantum Links & Wi-Fi 7 Are About to Change Everything

By 2024, whole-home mesh systems were expected to account for about 47.6% of all home router sales. Netgear’s Orbi 970 (late 2024) and Orbi 870 (early 2025) mesh systems use Wi‑Fi 7 tri‑/quad‑band designs to deliver 20–27 Gbps and support 150–200 devices. Wi‑Fi 7 (802.11be) can reach up to about 23 Gbps on a single band, uses 320 MHz channels and 4096-QAM, and employs Multi-Link Operation for simultaneous multi-band backhaul. In 2025, Deutsche Telekom’s T-Labs achieved entangled photon transmission over 30 km of fiber with 99% fidelity for 17 days and demonstrated 82 km total distance with 92% fidelity. In

1 August 2025

Connectivity Trends · Home Internet · Mesh Networks · NASDAQ:NTGR · Quantum Technology · Wi-Fi 7

Global Next-Gen Networking Developments (June–July 2025): 5G, 6G & Wi‑Fi 7 News Roundup

Global telecom equipment revenues fell about 11% in 2024 and are expected to be essentially flat in 2025 as market conditions stabilize per Dell’Oro Group. MTN Consulting projects global telecom capex declining from $314 billion in 2023 to about $280 billion by 2028. Ericsson’s June 2025 Mobility Report projects 5G subscriptions reaching about 2.9 billion by end of 2025, roughly one-third of all mobile subscriptions, with potential to reach 6.3 billion by 2030. 5G networks are expected to carry 80% of global mobile data traffic by 2030, up from about 35% at the end of 2024. Over 80% of surveyed

9 July 2025

5G · 6G · Global Technology · NASDAQ:ASTS · NASDAQ:ERIC · Next-Gen Networking · NYSE:CHL · NYSE:NOK · NYSE:T · Wi-Fi 7