A Perspective on Real-World Wi-Fi 7 in MDU Environments Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) is the next generation of Wi-Fi, promising meaningful advancements in speed, connectivity, and reliability over prior generations. Key highlights include maximum theoretical speeds of 46 Gbps (roughly 5x faster than Wi-Fi 6), 4K QAM, mandatory WPA3 security, 320 MHz wide channels, Multi-Link Operation (MLO), Preamble Puncturing, and the inclusion of the 6 GHz band. Rather than covering the theoretical advancements of…