Last week, I covered Ubiquiti’s new cloud gateways, and the company is back this week with another release. This time, it’s releasing one of the lowest-cost Wi-Fi 7 access points on the market, the U7 Lite, which is available for $99. It’s also releasing a new in-wall Wi-Fi 7 access point for $149. Wi-Fi 7 expands upon some of the great features of Wi-Fi 6E and is supported on the iPhone 16 lineup (except the newly released iPhone 16e).
U7 Lite
The U7 Lite packs serious power into a compact form factor. Over the years, Ubiquiti’s ‘Lite’ models have been some of the company’s best bang for your buck in terms of performance. It’s PoE-powered, features a 2.5 GbE uplink, and delivers 4-stream Wi-Fi 7 performance. For $99, it’s one of the most affordable ways for businesses to upgrade to Wi-Fi 7 to maximize the Wi-Fi speeds of the iPhone 16 and 16 Pro. With support for the entire Ubiquiti ecosystem, it fits easily into your existing UniFi network.
U7 In-Wall
Designed for private room deployments like hotels, apartments, etc., the U7 In-Wall brings Wi-Fi 7 without needing to have an access point mounted to the ceiling. Like the Lite, it has a 2.5 GbE uplink, PoE power, and 4-stream Wi-Fi 7 performance, but it also includes PoE output, allowing it to power a secondary device like a camera or IP phone.
Wrap up
This release is a prime example of why Ubiquiti should be today’s default choice for many enterprise environments – especially for those with the iPhone 16 and 16 Pro as their iPhone of choice. Is it the product for every need? No, but I think more IT teams need to consider it first and only move past it when a feature simply isn’t available. If your organization is planning a network upgrade soon, these APs will work great with the iPhone 16, and, likely, upcoming Macs will also support Wi-Fi 7 in the near future.
You can buy them at the Ubiquiti online store.
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