Number of Wi-Fi 5/6/7 technical contributions worldwide 2008-2020
IPlytics, in 2020 there were 1,021 Wi-Fi 7 technical contributions worldwide, far above the 281 Wi-Fi 6 technical contributions that were recorded for the same year. Wi-Fi 7, also known as 802.11be, is the newest form of Wi-Fi in development, hence technical contributions were only first recorded from 2019 onwards.
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