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Earlier this year a new type of Wi-Fi showed up on the block. It’s better, faster, and flashier than other Wi-Fi standards, but what exactly is a Wi-Fi standard? And what is Wi-Fi 7 exactly? Most importantly, does your business need to upgrade to it? We’ve got answers to all these questions in this week’s post. What Is Wi-Fi 7? Wi-Fi 7 is the newest Wi-Fi standard, also known as IEEE 802.11be. It’s the seventh generation of Wi-Fi and was just formally launched in January 2024 as Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 7™ from the Wi-Fi Alliance®. It promises to bring substantially higher speeds, better connectivity, and all sorts of other benefits compared to the last generation (Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 6e), like lower latency, support for using multiple simultaneous bands, and seamless support for a new National Security & Emergency Preparedness (NSEP) service. There are tons of other really technical updates and upgrades over previous generations of Wi-Fi, including better use of a wider set of frequencies a...

5 quick ways to boost your business’s Wi-Fi speed No matter where you are, Wi-Fi that’s slow or unreliable can completely disrupt the pace of business. This is true whether you’re in your company offices, working from home, or working remotely in some other location. Sometimes there’s nothing much you can do. If you’ve ever tried to jump on Zoom or Teams for a video call over satellite internet while on a trip to the mountains, it probably wasn’t pretty. And while we don’t recommend accessing sensitive company information on them, the public Wi-Fi at McDonald’s or Starbucks or Panera is also subject to speed and reliability issues outside your control. That said, for most of us working from a business location or our homes, there are some tricks worth trying. If you’re dealing with slow Wi-Fi in the office or in your home office, try these 5 quick tips before calling in the pros. 1. Run a Speed Test For starters, you should run a speed test. Some ISPs offer this within their app or por...