NETGEAR and Samsung Electronics Join Forces for Seamless WiFi
7 Experiences
NETGEAR Business WiFi 7
NETGEAR, one of the leaders in advanced networking technologies for homes, businesses, and
service
providers around the world, announced a strategic collaboration with Samsung Electronics' System
LSI
Business to help create seamless interoperability and roaming between NETGEAR Business WiFi 7
access
points and Samsung's WiFi 7 client chipset solution.
In environments with multiple mobile devices all needing to get online at any time, one of the
biggest issues to solve is WiFi roaming. Stationary devices that connect to one access point all the
time don't usually have a problem getting online, but users with cell phones, moving from one floor
to another in an office building or from building to building on a campus may experience some lag in
connectivity as their phones disconnect from one access point and try to connect to the next. The
problem is amplified in an auditorium, for example, where hundreds of users converge in one place
and try to connect to the same access point all at once. This pain point, identified by NETGEAR and
Samsung as a top priority, is bringing the two companies together to work on a solution.
"NETGEAR and Samsung were among the first companies to embrace WiFi 7 with network access points and
clients, respectively," said Harsha Nagaraju, Senior Director of Engineering for NETGEAR
Business.
"It's in our mutual best interest for users to experience all of the high performance, low latency
benefits of the technology with our products, and smooth roaming is essential to that experience."
"Thanks to the successful interoperability testing between NETGEAR and Samsung, our WiFi 7 solutions
will deliver users a continuous wireless experience with higher throughput and lower latency," said
Joonsuk Kim, Executive Vice President of the System LSI Connectivity Development Team at
Samsung
Electronics. "The latest Wi-Fi 7 technology in our chipset is designed to ensure seamless
connectivity for mobile devices across a wide range of networks, including strong compatibility with
NETGEAR's network solutions."
NETGEAR and WiFi 7
In addition to an expanding range of WiFi 7 Routers and mesh systems available through consumer
channels, NETGEAR offers WiFi 7 access points to its commercial customers as part of its Total
Network Solution.
Both the WBE750 Insight Manageable Tri-band WiFi 7 Access Point and the recently announced WBE710
Insight Manageable Tri-band WiFi 7 Access Point provide the deep capabilities that today's complex
businesses need, including real-time responsiveness, low latency, and increased capacity. Their high
WiFi throughput and ability to support multiple concurrent devices are among the most advanced
available today. The access points will also help to solve issues around signal interference with
preamble puncturing and allow devices to use parts of different channels to transmit data, greatly
reducing network congestion.
The initial work on WiFi roaming is part of an ongoing relationship between NETGEAR and Samsung with
a goal of creating flawless interoperability between NETGEAR networking solutions and Samsung WiFi 7
clients for the ultimate end-user experience.