Next-Generation Wi-Fi Research

Evolving Wi-Fi for the Next Wireless Era

Wi-Fi connects billions of devices across homes, enterprises, and public spaces worldwide. We are helping advance the next-generation of connectivity by researching Wi-Fi technologies that push beyond today's limits, delivering higher capacity, lower latency, and greater efficiency for tomorrow's networks.

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Bridge to 6G: Spotlight on 3GPP Release 20

“Bridge to 6G: Spotlight on 3GPP Release 20”, authored by ABI Research and commissioned by InterDigital, explores how 3GPP Release 20 serves as the pivotal link between 5G-Advanced and the next-generation 6G ecosystem. With 5G reaching maturity across global markets, the document highlights the industry’s transition toward 6G, emphasizing lessons learned from 5G’s fragmented rollout and the need for simplified, energy-efficient, and AI-native network architectures.

Advanced Wi-Fi Capabilities We Are Exploring

Wi-Fi 7

Our next-generation Wi-Fi research advances technologies that deliver higher capacity, lower latency, and greater reliability for data-intensive applications. InterDigital contributes these innovations to the IEEE 802.11 standards to help shape Wi-Fi 7 performance for immersive media, industrial IoT, and other demanding use cases.

Wi-Fi 8

Wi-Fi 8 is still in its early development stages, and InterDigital's research is helping define its foundation. We are exploring technologies that enable ultra-high reliability, deterministic low latency, and seamless mobility across the growing ecosystem of IoT devices and connected experiences.

Wi-Fi-RAN Convergence

Interoperable Wi-Fi and cellular RAN will allow devices to move fluidly between licensed and unlicensed access. InterDigital is advancing convergence frameworks that support seamless transitions and reliable performance across multiple access technologies.

Carrier Grade Wi-Fi

Carrier-grade Wi-Fi brings cellular-like reliability and scalability to Wi-Fi networks, addressing challenges in dense environments and uplink performance. We are advancing architectures and techniques that will make Wi-Fi more robust for operators and enterprises and a better complement to 5G.

The Wi-Fi Use Cases We Power

Multi-Link Operation

InterDigital research powers Wi-Fi 7's multi-link operation, enabling high data throughput and ultra-low latency for many users in dense environments.

Enhanced Spatial Reuse

By redefining how Wi-Fi 7 devices share spectrum, our innovations allow networks to maintain reliable connectivity even in crowded, overlapping deployments.

Enhanced Triggering for Simultaneous Transmission

Advancements in triggering mechanisms make simultaneous transmissions across multiple Wi-Fi devices possible, improving overall network efficiency and responsiveness.

Low Latency and Power Saving

Our research enhances quality of service and power efficiency in Wi-Fi 7 devices, extending battery life while maintaining performance and user experience.

Where We Are Leading Next-Generation Wi-Fi

InterDigital plays a leading role in advancing next-generation Wi-Fi through active contributions to IEEE 802.11 and IEEE 802.1 standards, participation in the Wi-Fi Alliance, and research initiatives like 5G-CLARITY. Our work helps shape features that improve spectrum efficiency, reliability, and interoperability across devices and networks.