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Wifi7 is cool, but effectively no devices support it yet. So, having it launched is a good first step, but there is no reason to go drop a ton of cash on a new router until you actually have things that can connect to it.

For me it'll be at least a year before wifi 7 matters (probably longer because I'm lazy, cheap, and perfectly happy with wifi 6 currently).

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I usually wait until their's Ubiquity prosumer equipment available before even thinking about a wifi upgrade.

As such, I upgraded to wifi6 less than 18months ago, I don't think there's a meaningful reason to assume it will be soon for me to upgrade again.

Ubiquiti's U7-Pro has not only already launched, but mine was delivered a few hours ago. There's already reviews up (including YouTube) as well.

If you want MU-MIMO (so 4x4 or more), I'd expect the U7-Enterprise later this year.

I’m waiting for Uniquiti’s Amplifi to go to WiFi7. I don’t think they are in a hurry, and neither am I.

Now if only Amplifi supported Site to Site VPNs, and wireguard road warrior VPNs, then i'd be completely on board.

For now i will stick with UniFi, or possibly pfSense.

Ubiquiti just released the U7-Pro. There's some disappointment though as it only supports 2x2 on the 5 ghz band.

> For me it'll be at least a year before wifi 7 matters

Probably longer for me. WiFi currently meets my needs just fine, so there is no reason to toss out perfectly good equipment to upgrade. When my current APs break and I need to replace them, they'll have whatever standards happen to be on the market at the time.

My typical phone upgrade schedule doesn't have me buying a new one until... eh, probably 2027 or so. By then I imagine I'll have a wifi7 router at home.

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