Embedded Executive Podcast Embedded Executive: Everything You Need To Know About Wi-Fi | Infineon
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Jan 7, 2026 Sivaram Trikutam, Senior VP of Wireless Products at Infineon, leads Wi‑Fi and IoT connectivity efforts. He walks through Wi‑Fi 7’s real-world changes, multi‑link operation and its OR mode for reliable IoT, and how power, range, and spectrum efficiency are evolving. The conversation highlights Infineon’s low‑power Wi‑Fi 7 IoT transceiver and practical use cases for always‑connected devices.
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Wi‑Fi Shifted From Speed To Efficiency
- Wi‑Fi evolution shifted from pure speed to spectrum efficiency starting with Wi‑Fi 6 and amplified in Wi‑Fi 7.
- Wi‑Fi 7 raises peak throughput but focuses more on real-world network efficiency than raw top speed.
Peak Rates Don’t Equal Real World Speed
- Peak theoretical rates rose from about 10 Gbps in Wi‑Fi 6 to ~30 Gbps in Wi‑Fi 7.
- Those peaks apply only for single‑device scenarios; real network rates fall as more devices join.
Chips Lead OEM Adoption Curve
- Semiconductors must lead OEMs by a generation to enable downstream adoption of new Wi‑Fi features.
- Wi‑Fi 7 shipments are growing and may surpass Wi‑Fi 6 in infrastructure by 2028.