{"id":643379,"date":"2026-05-05T16:00:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T14:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=643379"},"modified":"2026-05-05T16:04:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T14:04:11","slug":"company-driving-adoption-of-next-generation-wi-fi-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wireless\/643379-company-driving-adoption-of-next-generation-wi-fi-in-south-africa.html","title":{"rendered":"Company driving adoption of next-generation Wi-Fi in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

TP-Link, one of South Africa’s largest providers of Wi-Fi and networking solutions, said it planned to drive local adoption of next-generation connectivity with the recent launch of its Wi-Fi 7 products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dalen Peng, TP-Link country manager, told MyBroadband that the firm is already making strong progress in driving early adoption of the advanced Internet technology in South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We are driving the adoption of next-generation connectivity, particularly through the rollout of Wi-Fi 7 products,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“As bandwidth demands continue to grow in South Africa, we are focused on ensuring users can benefit from faster speeds, lower latency, and improved network efficiency.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said that TP-Link continued to enjoy strong positions in the local home networking and smart home segments. Its small and medium business solutions were also on the rise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peng explained that the company is not focused solely on building market share but rather on sustainable growth with efforts to strengthen channel partnerships and consistent product availability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For 2026, TP-Link’s strategy for the local market is driven by three pillars, the first of which is expanding its ecosystem offerings across home networking, smart home and its Omada business solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The goal is to provide customers with fully integrated, seamless connectivity experiences across both consumer and business environments,” said Peng. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deepening channel partnerships is the second. TP-Link is investing in partner enablement initiatives to support this, including technical training and product education for resellers and distributors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The third pillar is the rollout of Wi-Fi 7 and its adoption across South Africa. This latest generation of Wi-Fi technology shifted from ultra-fast speeds to extremely low latency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWi-Fi 7, officially known as 802.11be, isn’t just a small speed bump\u2026 It’s like upgrading from a dusty farm road to a multi-lane highway,” said TP-Link distributor Evetech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Wi-Fi 7 doubles the channel width of Wi-Fi 6. Think of it as doubling the number of lanes on that digital highway, allowing for a massive increase in data throughput.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next generation of Wi-Fi technology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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TP-Link Archer BE900, the company’s first commercially available Wi-Fi 7 router.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For South Africans, a Wi-Fi 7-capable router means family homes where multiple devices are connected to the Internet no longer have to deal with latency from overburdened connections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2025, MyBroadband independently tested a Wi-Fi 7 router<\/a> and found that it had a max bandwidth of 320MHz, double the maximum for Wi-Fi 6e routers, with a theoretical max data rate of 23,059 Mbps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TP-Link unveiled its first Wi-Fi 7 routers<\/a> globally in 2022 with the TP-Link Archer BE900. In October last year, the company announced that it had demonstrated its first Wi-Fi 8 connection<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“This technology is poised to deliver the ultra-reliable wireless performance that the industry will require as more devices and bandwidth-intensive applications come online,” it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, TP-Link’s Wi-Fi 7 routers had to overcome regulatory hurdles before being allowed to operate at 6GHz, as South Africa’s communication regulator needed to certify the frequency locally first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TP-Link launched its Wi-Fi 7-capable routers locally in late 2023, but the ecosystem was only fully established and capable of meeting advertised standards in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the company navigated the adoption of its latest generation of routers and networking technology, Peng said TP-Link was monitoring the global memory supply situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In South Africa, major manufacturers, retailers, and distributors told MyBroadband that the memory supply shortage is significantly affecting technology prices<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Acer South Africa’s country manager, Glenn du Toit, said he began seeing upward price pressure in mid-2025. Du Toit indicated that the worst impacts on the market will only affect consumers after April 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Evetech said that it had seen DDR5 RAM prices in South Africa increase by 180% to 220% since the fourth quarter of 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peng said that TP-Link managed to mitigate much of the potential price volatility of its products in South Africa, thanks to its global scale and supply chain management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TP-Link said its global scale and strong supply chain management, supported by long-term partnerships with key component suppliers, helped mitigate much of the potential volatility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“In the South African market, while there have been some cost pressures, we have worked to maintain pricing stability for both our partners and end-users,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Through operational efficiencies and strategic planning, we have been able to absorb a portion of these increases, ensuring we remain competitive in the market.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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