Welcome to the Heavy Wireless podcast! For this inaugural episode we look at the Wi-Fi 7 standard (a.k.a. 802.11be). With consumer products expected to ship in 2023, now’s the time to explore what the latest advances mean for enterprise and consumer markets. Host Keith Parsons welcomes David D. Coleman to discuss key features, including 320 Mhz channels, 4K QAM, and Multi-Link Operation (MLO). We’ll look at the benefits of these capabilities, which features will drive adoption, which ones enterprises will want to use and which ones they won’t, and what wireless engineers and network administrators should be aware of as they consider upgrades. David D. Coleman is the Director of Wireless Networking at the Office of the CTO for Extreme Networks. David is a technology evangelist, public speaker and proficient author. He has instructed IT professionals from around the globe in Wi-Fi design, security, administration, and troubleshooting. David has written multiple books, blogs, and white papers about wireless networking, and he is considered an authority on 802.11 technology. David is also the2020 recipient of theWi-Fi Lifetime Achievement Award. David is CWNE #4 and is the co-author of the books Certified Wireless Network Administrator (CWNA) Study Guide–6th Edition and Wi-Fi 6 and 6E for Dummies. Show Links: @mistermultipath – David Coleman on Twitter David Coleman on LinkedIn Your Host: Keith Parsons