Introducing Wi-Fi 7 - It’s time to rethink testing

The reinvention of Wi-Fi

The arrival of Wi-Fi 7 signals a transformative era in wireless connectivity, catering to many innovative applications from multiplayer gaming to industrial operations. Unlike previous iterations, Wi-Fi 7 combines enhanced throughput and marks a significant shift toward addressing diverse and performance-sensitive use cases. Spirent's comprehensive exploration of Wi-Fi 7 underscores its pivotal role in shaping the future of connectivity, enabling seamless experiences in AR/VR, gaming, and critical industrial operations. Wi-Fi 7's focus on minimizing latency and ensuring deterministic performance metrics underscores its suitability for real-time applications. However, realizing the full potential of Wi-Fi 7 necessitates robust testing methodologies to validate its capabilities across diverse environments. Our expertise in wireless testing offers a promising avenue for organizations to harness the transformative power of Wi-Fi 7 and propel wireless innovation into a new era. Don’t miss our new eBook outlining technology advances, impacts on testing, and new strategies for validating performance and reliability.

How do you test Wi-Fi network equipment?

The Spirent OCTOBOX testbed is a cutting-edge solution for testing Wi-Fi and 5G network equipment and devices. It replicates real-world scenarios like interference, traffic, and mesh handover in a stable, automated, and repeatable testing environment. Comprehensive testing is increasingly crucial with the evolution of Wi-Fi standards like Wi-Fi 6, 6E, and Wi-Fi 7.

The OCTOBOX testbed offers a vendor-neutral approach, speeding up validation processes and enabling vendor comparison and certification while managing costs and enhancing performance. Early detection of potential issues during the development cycle is facilitated by OCTOBOX configurable testbeds, ensuring that devices and networks are ready to meet the challenges of the wireless future. Watch our video to learn more.

Conformance or Performance? What you need to know about testing.

Despite Wi-Fi's widespread adoption, standardized performance testing is a relatively new concept. Why is there a sudden focus on performance testing alongside regulatory and conformance checks? Conformance testing ensures interoperability, but performance testing answers a crucial question: how well do devices actually perform in real-world scenarios? With a plethora of Wi-Fi options available, this distinction becomes vital for service providers and users alike. Download your copy of the whitepaper to gain insights into the challenges and opportunities of advanced Wi-Fi testing. Don't miss out!

How to test maximum throughput and MLO for Wi-Fi 7

Wi-Fi 7 is making great strides in unparalleled performance and reliability. A key feature that produces its “extremely high throughput” is multi-link operation or MLO - the Wi-Fi equivalent of cellular’s carrier aggregation. MLO increases traffic flow by using any of Wi-Fi’s three bands across a single device to effectively double capacity or more. This video showcases Wi-Fi 7 throughput capacity and how MLO takes it to the next level. Want to learn more? Check out our demo.

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