{"id":236926,"date":"2023-06-27T03:30:39","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T07:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=295220"},"modified":"2025-07-01T18:50:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T01:50:19","slug":"what-is-wifi-7-we-explain-the-new-internet-protocol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/what-is-wifi-7-we-explain-the-new-internet-protocol\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing WiFi 7: Unveiling the Next Generation Internet Protocol"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t invested in a WiFi 6E-compatible router yet, you might not do so before the arrival of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/wi-fi-7-what-it-is-and-what-speed-will-reach-the-next-revolution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the next-generation WiFi 7 standard<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"ExpressVPN\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/9dce379d-9f49-4660-be29-905824aa432b\/572870025\/expressvpn-download.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">ExpressVPN<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/go.expressvpn.com\/c\/310668\/1462856\/16063?subId1=softonicarticles\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/go.expressvpn.com\/c\/310668\/1462856\/16063?subId1=softonicarticles\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There is already talk that WiFi 7 <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/downgrade-ios-16-ios-17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">could appear in iPhones next year<\/a>, which would be the first step towards consumer technology adopting this WiFi standard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">El pr\u00f3ximo iPhone 15 de Apple contar\u00e1 con un chip Ultra Wideband (U2) mejorado para optimizar la integraci\u00f3n con los nuevos Vision Pro de la compa\u00f1\u00eda, Ming-Chi Kuo. ?<br><br>Ademas de que tambi\u00e9n menciona que el pr\u00f3ximo iPhone 16 contara con Wifi 7.? \u00bfQu\u00e9 les parece? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XboBCu6A4I\">pic.twitter.com\/XboBCu6A4I<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Apple Para Todos (@AppleParaTodos_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AppleParaTodos_\/status\/1670812430807572480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 19, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What&#8217;s so good about WiFi 7?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The WiFi standard is maintained by the WiFi Alliance, and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/wi-fi-7-what-it-is-and-what-speed-will-reach-the-next-revolution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the upcoming iteration will be WiFi 7<\/a> (802.11be). This new wireless connectivity standard offers several advantages for compatible devices, primarily higher peak data transmission speeds and significantly lower latency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While WiFi 6 focused on supporting a large number of devices, <strong>WiFi 7 aims to increase speed and efficiency in utilizing those devices<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What is WiFi 7? 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