TP-Link is going straight to Wi-Fi 7 with its latest generation of routers
by Umar Shakir from The Verge - All Posts on (#65TSZ)
The new Archer BE900 has a touchscreen and LED lights that can display stats and fun things like emoji. | Image: TP-Link Before you can even get tired of hearing about Wi-Fi 6 and 6E, TP-Link is announcing a slew of new world's first" Wi-Fi 7 routers based on the upcoming IEEE specification. The company is revamping its whole product line, including its main Archer router line, home mesh Deco products, and even its business products.
Wi-Fi 7, known technically as 802.11BE, is the upcoming successor to Wi-Fi 6 and 6E with obvious improvements like faster speeds and reduced latency, and it can enable a device to connect to two spectrums at a time (5Ghz and 6Ghz simultaneously) using Multi-Link Operation (MLO). Like previous generations, it will support backward compatibility for Wi-Fi 6, 5, and older devices but will need you to purchase new devices to take...