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Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Wed Nov 16, 2022 8:50 am

Just a nice to have...

With WiFi 6 / ax having barely been introduced into Mikrotik harware lineup as of this general message. I read Wi-Fi 7 is not far off.
Further reading I see Mikrotik's favorite supplier Qualcomm is now producing chips with Wi-Fi 7 onboard. ( IPQ9574 / PQ9554 / etc etc)
Would it not be great to see MT get on the front foot and start implementing some of these chips into upcoming products( even if RoS is not ready just yet ). And I would think ideally into MT's ceiling mounted gear 1st up(CaP AC/ Cap XL etc)..
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Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), Wi-Fi 6E, Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax),
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"Qualcomm says the new WiFi 7 Networking Pro SoCs can run Openwrt with Linux Kernel 5.4. With up to 2000 clients, the Networking Pro 1620 is designed for highly-congested venues (e.g. stadiums), enterprise, small-to-medium business, and prosumer home environments. The Networking Pro 1220 and 820 both target enterprise, SMB, prosumer, and premium home mesh systems, while the Networking Pro 620 is better suited for enterprise, SMB, gaming, and home mesh systems."
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Wed Nov 16, 2022 2:17 pm

For me in that tabel the 6GHz is the most interesting improvement, as there is more interfering 5GHz around us already. Wifi 6E , but probably need Wifi 7 to implement 6GHz properly.
The other things are more incremental gains, that will need undisturbed signal for those high MCS encoding, IMHO.
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Fri Nov 18, 2022 12:42 am

I seriously doubt that Mikrotik will come out with a "WiFi 7" product in less than 2 or 3 years from now.
It also looks like Mikrotik totally missed the "Wi-Fi 6e" market.

Some ( non-Mikrotik ) WiFi 7 , Wi-Fi 7 products are shipping right now.

IMO , Mikrotik has great reliable wireless products for Wi-Fi 5 products but hardly anything for Wi-Fi 6. I've been waiting for years for Mikrotik to make a product that operates in the 6 GHz to low 7-GHz bands.
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Fri Nov 18, 2022 12:51 am

Well to be fair TPLINK just live streamed its wifi7 product release this past week or so, and none of the business class APs are showing up on their websites yet.
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Fri Nov 18, 2022 1:02 am

Well to be fair TPLINK just live streamed its wifi7 product release this past week or so, and none of the business class APs are showing up on their websites yet.
Dont forget TP-LINK mention 2024 as the year expected for wi-fi 7
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Fri Nov 18, 2022 5:36 am

Will we ever get a decent MU-MIMO and OFDMA?
New standards are just broader channels and more chains to show more numbers on the paper. 4-8-16 chains give a lot of throughput but have anyone seen a wireless client with more than 2*2 MIMO?
I hardly believe that one can't find a free 5GHz channel indoors. Is it so important to have 6-7GHz?
MU-MIMO is not working so what is the different?
Just a broader channel and higher potential MCS (u hardly get)
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Fri Nov 18, 2022 7:58 am

Of all the new bells and whistles coming with WiF7, I'm most optimistic about MU-MIMO because it mostly relies on AP's capabilities and it isn't impossible to build AP with large array of antennae (which will make AP huge or ugly or both). But that doesn't increase speed for clients when there's only very few active at a time (i.e. in typical SOHO case). So the benefit of it will only be there for large commercial installations.

The rest of features are, as already written, harder to achieve and it's quite likely that we'll see even larger discrepancy between theoretical capacity and reality.
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Sat Nov 19, 2022 2:20 am

Noting the expected 2024 timeframe for most manufacturers to have product(s) ready.
It would be now where the R&D teams should be getting there sample/test boards ready for a ~1year turn-around to market.
Of all the new bells and whistles coming with WiF7, I'm most optimistic about MU-MIMO because it mostly relies on AP's capabilities and it isn't impossible to build AP with large array of antennae (which will make AP huge or ugly or both). But that doesn't increase speed for clients when there's only very few active at a time (i.e. in typical SOHO case). So the benefit of it will only be there for large commercial installations.
As I stated earlier, probably a good initial product would be the Cap XL(RBcAPGi-5acD2nD-XL) type of product to get this gear into.
I currently run a campus with about 60 roof mounted MT AP's at the moment, and could easily see the new WiFi-7 boards being utilized in 2 years time..
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Sat Nov 19, 2022 6:35 am

yeah... 320mhz @ 4096qam with an 16x16 array....

the baseband/DSP alone will burn a lot of power...

the only "good" thing about "wifi7" is the "MU" part, and maybe some improvements to how OFDMA works.

the laws of physics will keep us closer to 40mhz@2x2 streams for most applications.


i would rather have working wave2+capsman for the existing AX line and CapAC.
That will have some real impact in real scenarios, with real phones that real people have from the last 5+ years
would make a lot more people happy that way (let the half a dozen wifi{next} enthusiasts suffer with tplink for a while)
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Sun Jan 15, 2023 5:46 am

Why no one is talking about MLO.... That for me is the biggest improvement on Wifi7, at least on performance even without a huge Channel width..
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Sun Jan 15, 2023 9:31 am

320Mb channel width? ... say goodbye to 16 channels at once ... a few devices will "kill" whole block of flats especially if default configuratin set the max power "just to be safe not to be weekest one".
BTW ... what channel combintaion in 5GHz spectrum will let using 320MHz mode?
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Sun Jan 15, 2023 3:02 pm

The cAP AC XL that was released in 2022 is Wifi ACv1 with no upgrade path.

So 2014 radio standard... 8 years later.

The audience wifi wave2 driver would bring it to ACv2. A 2016 standard. Which they are just getting into caps-man in 2023... 7 years late.

Outside of the 60Ghz PtP line... It's pretty hard to take Mikrotik WiFi seriously anymore.
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Tue Jan 09, 2024 8:36 am

So wifi7 is now here. What does it look like?
Is there already hardware with 6 GHz?
I've had your hardware with 60 GHz in the house for many years and would love to have everything from a single source.
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Tue Jan 09, 2024 10:05 am

wifi 6 started in 2019 and MT has new products now. Wifi 7 started now so wait 4-5 yers....
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Tue Jan 09, 2024 12:02 pm

Not that long. AX took longer, since we had to move from our own drivers to chipset manufacturer drivers. From now on with wifi.npk package, it will be much easier.
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Tue Jan 09, 2024 1:05 pm

Ahh so you are at work Normands, still waiting for the detailed response to this post ( you can use email if you prefer ) viewtopic.php?p=1046445#p1046445
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Tue Jan 09, 2024 3:24 pm

Looking at some of the MT YT videos, and the consumer products line up
I come to conclusion that MT is targeting products that "wider public/consumers"
will buy, rather then creating "latest" products .......

Or, as it's evident from the YT videos, operators or large ISP's in bulk
at least for "consumer grade products (SOHO)".


I could be wrong ....
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Tue Jan 09, 2024 4:26 pm

Ahh so you are at work Normands, still waiting for the detailed response to this post ( you can use email if you prefer ) viewtopic.php?p=1046445#p1046445
I am waiting for some sort of "blanket refund" for the CRS354.
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Tue Jan 09, 2024 5:52 pm

Just put it down as a business loss, sending you postage to send to my location. :-)
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Tue Jan 09, 2024 6:09 pm

Just put it down as a business loss, sending you postage to send to my location. :-)
Its not something I would consider funny.

viewtopic.php?t=160561&start=300
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Tue Jan 09, 2024 6:21 pm

Just put it down as a business loss, sending you postage to send to my location. :-)
Its not something I would consider funny.

viewtopic.php?t=160561&start=300
I read the thread, couldnt find one single mention of supout report let alone the 100s I expected to see.
Also some folks not reporting issues is weird and sounds like production quality more than anything else.
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Tue Jan 09, 2024 8:19 pm

Maybe it's time for cAP be...

https://eu.store.ui.com/eu/en/products/u7-pro
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Tue Jan 09, 2024 8:38 pm

Only when I get my wifi7 smartphone which is what vendors should be aiming for in the home market.
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Fri Jan 12, 2024 4:10 am

Maybe it's time for cAP be...

https://eu.store.ui.com/eu/en/products/u7-pro

The U7 Pro will have even more issues than its predecessor since on the 6 GHz band client devices' maximum allowed EIRP will be lower than access points' therefore APs need higher gain antenna for the 6 GHz band than for the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz in order to maintain their RCPI advantage over mobile client devices.
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Fri Jan 12, 2024 7:11 am

... client devices' maximum allowed EIRP will be lower than access points' therefore APs need higher gain antenna for the 6 GHz band ...

Tx power asymmetry can not be "rectified" by antenna gain (because it works for both Tx and Rx), this kind of asymmetry can only be "rectified" by asymmetry of Rx sensitivity ... which means that APs will need Rx higher sensitivity than stations. And the difference in Tx power between AP and station is only 6dB. This is way less than difference in Tx power between base station and terminal in mobile networks, in LTE difference is usually somewhere around 20dB (terminals are limited to 23dBm and base stations usually operate at around 40dBm to 46dBm, at least on low and medium frequency bands, i.e. lower than 2.5GHz).

Alas, higher Rx sensitivity means that prices of AP chipsets will go up considerably ... perhaps by around 6dB as well.
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Sat Jan 13, 2024 6:16 pm

The cAP AC XL that was released in 2022 is Wifi ACv1 with no upgrade path.

So 2014 radio standard... 8 years later.

The audience wifi wave2 driver would bring it to ACv2. A 2016 standard. Which they are just getting into caps-man in 2023... 7 years late.

Outside of the 60Ghz PtP line... It's pretty hard to take Mikrotik WiFi seriously anymore.
Credit where it's due.

Out of nowhere... The AC units did get an upgrade path to ACv2 at the end of 2023. No longer requiring legacy customers to trash the units to move on.

I rescind my earlier statement about "2014 wireless in 2023."

We now have 2016 wireless in 2024!
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Thu Mar 07, 2024 8:59 pm

Not that long. AX took longer, since we had to move from our own drivers to chipset manufacturer drivers. From now on with wifi.npk package, it will be much easier.
Can you give us a hint here, we've been waiting for over 3 years at this point for 6ghz capable wifi gear from Mikrotik. Skip 6e at this point, missed the boat on that, lets get 7 so we can start buying your WiFi gear again. Ready to purchase man!

By any chance do you have a router with an M.2 slot inside that I can put a WiFi 7 Intel BE200 card in and update the wifi.npk on yet until you start packaging one with it built in?
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Thu Mar 07, 2024 9:36 pm

I seriously doubt that Mikrotik will come out with a "WiFi 7" product in less than 2 or 3 years from now.
It also looks like Mikrotik totally missed the "Wi-Fi 6e" market.

Some ( non-Mikrotik ) WiFi 7 , Wi-Fi 7 products are shipping right now.

IMO , Mikrotik has great reliable wireless products for Wi-Fi 5 products but hardly anything for Wi-Fi 6. I've been waiting for years for Mikrotik to make a product that operates in the 6 GHz to low 7-GHz bands.
Mikrotik never been good with wi-fi/wireless.
If you want something good and reliable you get Ubiquiti U6-LR for example as me
Example: Friend of mine got hAP ax³ and he's not happy with it at least with Wi-Fi range and speeds.
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Thu Mar 07, 2024 9:54 pm

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I was also not satisfied with Wi-Fi on cAP ac and hAP ac2, however, since the migration to wifi-qcom-ac drivers, the throughput and stability of the network have improved many times (even with 25-30 clients on one interface).

I have hAP ax2 at home for testing and I am getting this over Wi-Fi (one room): (it was download from Steam over WISPs 60 GHz connection on village).

The coverage is slightly better than with the Turris Omnia.
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Tue Mar 12, 2024 1:31 pm

I seriously doubt that Mikrotik will come out with a "WiFi 7" product in less than 2 or 3 years from now.
It also looks like Mikrotik totally missed the "Wi-Fi 6e" market.

Some ( non-Mikrotik ) WiFi 7 , Wi-Fi 7 products are shipping right now.

IMO , Mikrotik has great reliable wireless products for Wi-Fi 5 products but hardly anything for Wi-Fi 6. I've been waiting for years for Mikrotik to make a product that operates in the 6 GHz to low 7-GHz bands.
Mikrotik never been good with wi-fi/wireless.
If you want something good and reliable you get Ubiquiti U6-LR for example as me
Example: Friend of mine got hAP ax³ and he's not happy with it at least with Wi-Fi range and speeds.
I bought hAP ax3 for my parents and for the past 10 months, no issues(there was one Wifi interface freezing issue at the beginning, which Mikrotik fixed). I also installed PiHole on it which my parents seem happy about(blocking ads).
The range is also quite good(~90-100m) but I tested it in a very low interference environment.
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Tue Mar 12, 2024 5:37 pm

I was also not satisfied with Wi-Fi on cAP ac and hAP ac2, however, since the migration to wifi-qcom-ac drivers, the throughput and stability of the network have improved many times (even with 25-30 clients on one interface).
👉👉👉 since the migration to wifi-qcom-ac drivers, the throughput and stability of the network have improved many times 👈👈👈
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Thu Mar 28, 2024 4:56 pm

Any updates coming?
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Thu Mar 28, 2024 5:47 pm

I will be surprised if Mikrotik releases their be devices this year...
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Thu Mar 28, 2024 5:51 pm

The bet is on.
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Thu Mar 28, 2024 6:03 pm

Yea... It took them quite long to release WiFi6 devices. (Not saying that this was bad thing.)
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Fri Mar 29, 2024 2:40 am

Sat through Qualcomm led training today.

MLO is awesome in concept!!!
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Fri Mar 29, 2024 3:06 am

I've seen in Normis post since they are not using their in-house Wi-Fi driver anymore they can jump on the wifi7 band wagon with ease, I guess the demand will only be the limiting factor here time will tell of course
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Tue Jul 09, 2024 3:26 pm

I think it would be nice to have some kind of roadmap, including Wi-Fi 7. With the proliferation of low-cost Intel BE cards for end-user devices on the market and equipment already available from major competitors - the EAP770 line, UniFi U7 Pro, with the U7 Pro retailing for $189 - it might make it more transparent for many people whether to wait for Mikrotik or buy what is already on the market.

Also, https://www.androidpolice.com/wifi-7-phones-list/
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Fri Jul 12, 2024 2:58 pm

Agreed, some kind of announcement is long overdue.
 
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Sat Jul 13, 2024 3:40 pm

I think it would be nice to have some kind of roadmap, including Wi-Fi 7. With the proliferation of low-cost Intel BE cards for end-user devices on the market and equipment already available from major competitors - the EAP770 line, UniFi U7 Pro, with the U7 Pro retailing for $189 - it might make it more transparent for many people whether to wait for Mikrotik or buy what is already on the market.

Also, https://www.androidpolice.com/wifi-7-phones-list/
You do realize Mikrotik was 8 years late getting wifi ACv2 out the door???
 
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Sat Jul 13, 2024 3:52 pm

WiFi 7 from Mikrotik will happen, and it will probably happen soon.

There are already packages with WiFi 7 drivers in them...
 
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Sat Jul 13, 2024 3:54 pm

If they don't have to wrie their owns drivers now, I guess everything will be smoother ?
 
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Sat Jul 13, 2024 10:01 pm

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.
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Sun Jul 14, 2024 12:18 am

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.
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Sun Jul 14, 2024 7:39 am

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.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.11bn
 
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Sun Jul 14, 2024 2:18 pm

wifi 8 is old news. I want wifi 10 aka "wifi X"
 
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Sun Jul 14, 2024 2:26 pm

Wifi 8 will be released the same year Mikrotik release their WiFi 7 AP :lol: :lol:
 
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Sun Jul 14, 2024 4:01 pm

Wifi 7 was officially released 01/24. Mikrotik will have their wifi7 devices this year.
 
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Sun Jul 14, 2024 8:58 pm

Would like to see something like hap ax2, but wifi 7 and with USB port.
 
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Mon Jul 15, 2024 1:11 pm

Would like to see something like hap ax2, but wifi 7 and with USB port.
This would be awesome.
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Mon Jul 15, 2024 2:47 pm

Would like to see something like hap ax2, but wifi 7 and with USB port.
+1 !!
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Wed Jul 17, 2024 9:54 pm

I want a WiFi 7 Chateau with a 5G Modem, 1 SFP+ Port and the rest 10Gbps Ethernet ports :-)
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Wed Jul 17, 2024 10:12 pm

And 350-500$ price tag I presume ? :lol: And no USB3 port ??

Also don't forget more than 16MB of flash for ROS :D
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Wed Jul 17, 2024 10:55 pm

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.
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Thu Jul 18, 2024 1:24 am

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.
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Thu Jul 18, 2024 2:58 am

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.
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Thu Jul 18, 2024 6:55 am

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.
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Thu Jul 18, 2024 9:06 am

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.
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.
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Tue Jul 30, 2024 6:17 pm

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.
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Mon Aug 26, 2024 3:21 pm

Why is Mikrotik being so dead silent on this?
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Mon Aug 26, 2024 4:06 pm

Because they want to surprise us!
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Mon Aug 26, 2024 4:48 pm

They dont have a road map, they make it up as they go............... NOT.
Its really none of your business, aka what their business plans are. They provide cheaper products with great flexiblity, buy it or not.........
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Mon Aug 26, 2024 6:02 pm

They dont have a road map, they make it up as they go............... NOT.
Its really none of your business, aka what their business plans are. They provide cheaper products with great flexiblity, buy it or not.........
LoL, Yes and no. Depends on how much sales you want to generate/market share you want to tap into etc. Manufacturer and Partner integrator relationships are important but the value maybe oblivious to some.
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Mon Aug 26, 2024 6:38 pm

The problem with roadmaps is that after you publish dates, you damn well stick to them. My impression is that MT has hard time when negotiating with manufacturers of MT's designs (because, let's face it, MT is a small vendor compared to some other well known low-end brands). And it might be that MT's development teams can't stick to some deadlines as well. So MT as a company have to act in a flexible way when it comes to production and product launches. Hence their habit of surprising us.

Sometimes a close look at beta packages gives some hints about what they are working on (or perhaps they are more wary not to reveal such things to us lately), but the information is mostly vague (e.g. we might see new SoC type mentioned, but it doesn't tell us what kind of device that will be ... or we see some commercial device names but we can only guess their functionality and/or performance levels).

So ... relax, seat back and let them surprise you :wink: And don't hold your breathe while waiting for a new product to appear, it may take longer than you can live without breathing
 
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Re: Wi‑Fi 7 / 802.11be

Mon Aug 26, 2024 7:21 pm

And don't hold your breathe while waiting for a new product to appear, it may take longer than you can live without breathing
Corollary:
Do you think that's air you're breathing now? /size] :shock: :lol:

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