WiFi 7 from Mikrotik will happen, and it will probably happen soon.
There are already packages with WiFi 7 drivers in them…
If they don’t have to wrie their owns drivers now, I guess everything will be smoother ?
Remind me how the wifi 6 release went.
1/4 of all new topics seem to topic “bad wifi on … AX”. As a user visiting frequently this forum I would get the impression that AX devices suffer of some problems.
Well a bit of time has passed since I put up this thread…
Wi-Fi 8 ..802.11bn
The goal of 802.11bn is to reach 100 Gbps speeds. This is faster than copper Ethernet which tops out at 40 Gbps. This will require retrofitting ceiling mounted access points with single mode fiber.
wifi 8 is old news. I want wifi 10 aka “wifi X”
Wifi 8 will be released the same year Mikrotik release their WiFi 7 AP 
Wifi 7 was officially released 01/24. Mikrotik will have their wifi7 devices this year.
Would like to see something like hap ax2, but wifi 7 and with USB port.
This would be awesome.
+1 !!
I want a WiFi 7 Chateau with a 5G Modem, 1 SFP+ Port and the rest 10Gbps Ethernet ports 
And 350-500$ price tag I presume ? And no USB3 port ??
Also don’t forget more than 16MB of flash for ROS 
you must choose: 16mb or SFP+. Can’t have both 
But joke aside: Chateau line is ISP equipment. Why would one need SFP+ on a consumer device.
Because companies like Google are offering 2.5Gbps and 5Gbps service. Even if nobody needs it, an SFP+ port allows the customer (or ISP providing customer equipment) to put in a 1G, 2.5G, 5G, or 10G optic for connection to the WAN.
^- This.
While idea is good, all 10G ports and SFP+ in that form factor ? I don’t think it’s possible. Maybe if they put SFP+ on the side. Also with all 10G ports there is a issue with cooling. I don’t think it’s possible without active cooling.
Chateau is deployed for LTE or 5G areas. This is what these Chateaus makes expensive: their modems. You can expect which speeds on LTE/5G in real world? And with these tremendous speeds 5G/LTE offer it makes no sense to have an SFP port. It makes even no sense to have more than 2.5g ports. And again: Mikrotik develops these Chateau for ISP like the Latvian LMT as I recall. Consumers put it on a desk beside a power socket and it works. It is about needs and costs. They sell the hardware individually as well.
When there is need for fiber, then ISP gives you another device. Or you just don’t buy Chateau.
I jumped in with a “me too,” more about any CPE having one or more SFP+, not so much specifically about Chateau. But even then, Chateau with a 2.5G or SFP+ port would be great for businesses who get multigig (>1Gbps) from fiber or wireless (Wave, Tachyon, future vendor) but also need/want an LTE/5G backup.
Why is Mikrotik being so dead silent on this?