Wi-Fi 7

Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) has officially crossed the tipping point in enterprise networking. According to IDC’s Q4 2025 Worldwide WLAN Tracker published on March 19, 2026, Wi-Fi 7 now accounts for 39.7% of all dependent access point segment revenue — nearly quadrupling from 10.25% just one year earlier. The worldwide enterprise WLAN market hit $2.9 billion in Q4 2025 alone, growing 13.9% year over year, with Wi-Fi 7 serving as the primary growth engine. ...

Enterprise network budgets are expanding at the fastest pace in a decade — worldwide IT spending reaches $6.15 trillion in 2026, up 10.8% from 2025, according to Gartner’s February 2026 forecast. For CCIE candidates and certified engineers, the budget data isn’t just analyst noise — it’s a direct signal of which skills employers will pay premiums for over the next 3-5 years. SD-WAN crosses the $8B mark, cumulative SASE spending is forecast at $97B through 2030, Wi-Fi 7 adoption is accelerating faster than any previous wireless generation, and AI infrastructure is reshaping data center fabric spending entirely. ...