Munich and Taipei 11月 14, 2025
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Advantech (2395.TW), a global leader in industrial IoT and embedded computing solutions, is proud to announce a strategic collaboration with Rohde & Schwarz to establish a “compliant & deployment-ready” validation approach for industrial Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) modules. By combining Rohde & Schwarz expertise in signaling/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, Director, Embedded IoT Group, 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, Senior Regional Sales Manager, Rohde & Schwarz, said: “Rohde & Schwarz has been specializing 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 fulfill 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, signaling/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 & Smart Manufacturing: MLO, 320 MHz, and optimized handover improve connectivity on the move, supporting factory NPN and mixed-band operations.
- Rugged Endpoints & ProAV: Validated concurrency and interference resilience for long-duration, long-range, high-quality transmission across large venues or outdoors.
For more information on solutions for Wi-Fi 7 testing from Rohde & Schwarz, visit:
https://www.rohde-schwarz.com/_254623.html
About Advantech
Advantech (TWSE: 2395) is a global leader in intelligent IoT systems and embedded platforms, driven by the vision of “Enabling an Intelligent Planet.” With a Sector-Driven strategy, Advantech focuses on five core markets, Edge Intelligence Systems, Smart Manufacturing, Energy & Public Utilities, Smart Healthcare, and Smart Retail & Services, integrating Edge Computing hardware, WISE-IoT software, and industry Edge AI solutions in co-creation with ecosystem partners to accelerate digital transformation and value realization.
