WiFi 8 adoption is yet to become a mainstream thing as WiFi 7 still very much in place across industries and markets, but that is thought to be changing as it moves into 2027 according to a recent report. Data analytics firm Dell’Oro Group, which specializes in market research for the Telecom and Networks markets, suggests that the industry could be headed toward faster Wifi 8 adoption to bypass the increasing cost of components inside wireless routers, such as DDR4 RAM.
Granted, wireless routers don’t need a lot of RAM. That doesn’t stop the components from getting expensive though as manufacturers making these routers buy up components in huge quantities, which is leading to significantly higher costs to build those products. According to Dell’Oro Group, it’s for this reason that the industry is going to see things shifting to WiFi 8 considerably faster.
Even with faster WiFi 8 adoption, WiFi 7 growth will continue for three more years
At the very least, Dell’Oro group says that WiFi growth is going to continue for three more years as the industry shifts toward WiFi 8 technology. Despite this, WiFi 8 isn’t far away because “there’s a strong incentive to move towards it.” The reason for this is competitive pricing. Moving to new designs, Dell’Oro Group says, will allow manufacturers to be more competitive with what they’re charging for the products.
For the time being, WiFi 7 continues to be successful and drive revenue for manufacturers. The report states that WiFi 7 is so profitable, it’s expected to make more revenue in its peak year than WiFi 6E did the entire time it was in constant use, though this is specifically “enterprise-class WiFi 7 and WiFi 6E” according to the report. What’s more, is that higher prices suppressing demand of the WLAN market isn’t expected to stop the growth of the the market’s revenue.
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