Advantech, a global contributor in industrial IoT and embedded computing solutions, has announced a collaboration with Rohde & Schwarz (R&S) to establish a “compliant & deployment-ready” validation approach for industrial Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) modules. By combining R&S expertise in signalling/RF measurements, pre-compliance, and OTA/interoperability testing with Advantech’s industrial wireless platforms and field-proven integration, the companies aim to help customers shorten multi-region approvals, reduce deployment risk, and accelerate time-to-market.
Wi-Fi 7 delivers high throughput, low latency, and robust reliability. With Multi-Link Operation (MLO) and 320 MHz ultra-wide channels, it enables real-time, interference-resilient connectivity between devices, sensors, and edge servers. Advantech’s AIW-173 industrial Wi-Fi 7 module series focuses on applications that demand stringent bandwidth, latency and stability, in particular medical imaging, robotics/AMR, rugged endpoints and ProAV.
Jerry Chiang, the director of the Embedded IoT Group at Advantech, said “By moving design validation, pre-compliance, and OTA/interoperability earlier into R&D and pre-pilot stages, we ensure a verifiable and scalable wireless experience and enable customers to adopt Wi-Fi 7 faster, across more countries and regions.”
Sean Ting, the senior regional sales manager at Rohde & Schwarz, said: “R&S has been specialising in wireless testing and regulatory verification for a long time. We are excited to assist Advantech’s Wi-Fi 7 module development process and to provide support on important Wi-Fi 7 features like MLO and 320 MHz. The industrial markets also need support for high data throughput to fulfil unmanned applications. Our next-generation wireless communication tester CMX500 provides Advantech with substantial Wi-Fi 7 verification features and supports their demanding time to market goals.”
Collaboration highlights
- Compliance acceleration: Pre-compliance with automated test mapping against Wi-Fi 7 metrics and common regulatory requirements helps shorten multi-region certification cycles and reduce rework.
- Field-grade reliability: Focus on MLO, 320 MHz, 6 GHz operation, true-MIMO/multi-stream, roaming/handover and multi-device coexistence, with OTA and interoperability testing to ensure stable performance in complex environments such as factories, hospitals and public facilities.
- Quality assurance (Pre-production): A unified flow, signalling/RF + OTA/interoperability + pre-compliance, is introduced in R&D pilot stages to identify risks early and shorten debugging cycles before mass production.
Typical application scenarios
- Medical imaging and operating rooms: High-resolution streaming and low-latency control in interference-intense environments, validated via OTA/interoperability and coexistence testing.
- Robotics/AMR and smart manufacturing: MLO, 320 MHz, and optimised handover improve connectivity on the move, supporting factory NPN and mixed-band operations.
- Rugged endpoints and ProAV: Validated concurrency and interference resilience for long-duration, long-range, high-quality transmission across large venues or outdoors.
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