Comment by transpute
4 years ago
Since 802.11bf makes most existing walls transparent, it should lead to innovation in wall construction.
It may also increase market demand for light-based wireless networking (Li-Fi) which has the advantage of being stopped by existing walls.
People will need indoor cell repeaters to undo what's done by their shielded walls.
This might be beneficial. If people get used to a mini-repeater in each room, dead spots of signal in houses and flats will go the way of the dodo.
Hopefully light-based networking gains mass-market traction.
First Li-Fi tablet was announced at CES 2022, https://electronics360.globalspec.com/article/17597/first-li...
> innovation in wall construction.
You mean like how we got ourprivacy back through innovation in web browsers?
Also we already have wifi-proof paint.