Wireless networking has become faster, better, and more efficient with the introduction of Grandstream’s new Wi-Fi 7-certified wireless access point (WAP). The new GWN7670 WAP is making cutting-edge wireless technologies more accessible to SMBs in a wide range of verticals, enabling them to leverage some of the most demanding network applications over the wireless medium.
In this article, we review this new device and highlight some of its most noteworthy characteristics and features.
The GWN7670 is a Wi-Fi 7 access point that delivers fast, reliable performance with dual-band 2x2:2 MIMO. The device supports both downlink and uplink OFDMA, a multiple access technology that substantially improves the efficiency of sharing Wi-Fi channels among multiple devices.
Its advanced antenna design helps extend Wi-Fi coverage and boost overall network speed. The WAP supports two key features that help more efficiently use the available spectrum:
Both features enable wireless clients to use portions of the spectrum that would otherwise go unused, resulting in a greater capacity and efficiency.
With the addition of 4096 QAM modulation, another advancement specific to Wi-Fi 7, data transfer rates get a noticeable upgrade. The GWN7670 also uses Multi-Link Operation (MLO), a key Wi-Fi 7 feature that enables a client to simultaneously use both the 2.4 GHz and the 5 GHz frequency bands to make better use of the available spectrum, ensuring a smoother, more consistent experience for all connected users.
These new technologies, when combined, unleash massive speed and efficiency gains, resulting in measured speeds commonly measured in gigabits. All of these features are made available to clients of the GWN7670 access point, enabling them to experience ultra-fast wireless connections, reduced latency, and improved reliability, even in environments with high device density or channel interference. This helps ensure future-ready performance for demanding applications like 4K/8K streaming, real-time collaboration, cloud gaming, and low-latency IoT deployments.
Here are some of the most noteworthy key features of this device:
The GWN7670 is Grandstream’s first Wi-Fi 7 access point, providing top-of-the-line speeds, capacity, stability, and efficiency. Based on Grandstream’s already extensive network device portfolio, it is geared toward delivering high-end implementations to leverage many of the advantages of Wi-Fi 7 in a cost-effective way.
While the full potential of Wi-Fi 7 is not delivered in this model, the improvement over Wi-Fi 6 will be noticeable and clear to the end user. It delivers 3.6 Gbps of aggregate wireless throughput, while the theoretical maximum throughput of the Wi-Fi 7 standard in a single band is 23 Gbps (although actual results are much lower). Moreover, Wi-Fi 7 supports not only the 2.4 Ghz and 5 Ghz frequency bands like the GWN7670 does, but also the 6 Ghz band, which this model does not support.
So, this WAP delivers a subset of the capabilities of Wi-Fi 7, providing a balance between affordability and innovation. It offers many of the most popular and commonly leveraged features of Wi-Fi 7 used in a variety of industries, including retail, hospitality, and similar verticals.
The GWN7670 is just the first in a series of Wi-Fi 7 WAPs that Grandstream is planning to introduce in the coming months. Future models will incorporate even more features, including higher MIMO ratios, greater client and aggregate throughputs, as well as support for the new 6 GHz Wi-Fi spectrum.
As these new models are introduced, they can be easily added to your existing Grandstream Wi-Fi 7 implementation, further advancing the capabilities of your organization’s wireless network.
Over the years, we’ve kept a close eye on the evolution of Wi-Fi technologies. A few months ago, we shared with you what you could expect from Wi-Fi 7.
Among the most noteworthy characteristics of this leading-edge technology is improved speed. Wi-Fi 7 enables theoretical maximum bandwidths of over 40 Gbps per client, with actual speeds for an optimized Wi-Fi setup reaching up to 10 Gbps per client. These improved throughputs, along with reduced latencies, wider channels, higher data density, and improved scheduling, all help create a faster, higher capacity, and more reliable wireless network.
It’s interesting to note here that although the IEEE has not yet fully ratified the standard at the time this article was written (802.11be, or Wi-Fi 7, is still in the "In Process" section of the IEEE timeline), the technical requirements for Wi-Fi 7 were finalized in early 2024. The Wi-Fi Alliance is already certifying equipment under the Wi-Fi 7 standard, and the GWN7670 is one of the most remarkable certified devices to leverage the new capabilities of Wi-Fi 7.
The GWN7670 marks the beginning of a new generation of certified Wi-Fi 7 access points from Grandstream. As businesses move away from legacy Wi-Fi standards, this device serves as an ideal entry point into the world of high-performance wireless networking, since it is designed to handle the demands of today’s most advanced and bandwidth-intensive applications.
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