1.Background 
2.Market Side: The IoT Snowball Keeps Growing on Increased Wi-Fi Adoption 
2.1 A Massive Installed Base Means Widespread Wi-Fi Adoption Becomes a Reality 
2.2 Wi-Fi Increases Value of Older Products and Facilitates Rollout of New Products 
3.Technology Side: Wi-Fi 7 is getting more Competitive 
3.1 Mainstream Standard Enters a New Phase 
3.2 U.S. Takes the Lead in Wi-Fi 7 and Others Follow Suit 
4.Industry Side: Chipmakers Race with Time 
4.1 Leading Chipmakers Compete Head-to-head 
4.2 Leadership Matters in terms of Technology Development and Buys More Time for Market Promotion 
5.MIC Perspective 
5.1 Industry-wide Consensus on Coexistence of 5G and Wi-Fi 
5.2 Wi-Fi 7 as One of Key Growth Drivers for MediaTek 
Appendix 
List of Companies 
 

Development of MediaTek’s on the road to Wi-Fi 7, touching on milestones of the Wi-Fi market and the timeline of Wi-Fi standards from Wi-Fi 4 to 7

Development following the launch of Wi-Fi 7 Products from market, technology, and industry perspectives and includes three major Wi-Fi chipmakers’ product roadmaps such as Broadcom, Qualcomm, and MediaTek

Figure 1. Milestones of the Wi-Fi Market in 2021 
Figure 2. Adoption of Wi-Fi 6GHz Worldwide 
Figure 3. Three Major Wi-Fi Chipmakers’ Product Roadmaps 

Table 1. Evolution of Wi-Fi Standards from Wi-Fi 4 to Wi-Fi 7 
Table 2. Leading Wi-Fi Chipmakers (Listed alphabetically)