Nokia Expands Wi-Fi 7 Portfolio with New Beacon 4 and Beacon 9 Gateways for Ultra-Fast Home Connectivity

Nokia Expands Wi-Fi 7 Portfolio with New Beacon 4 and Beacon 9 Gateways for Ultra-Fast Home Connectivity

(IN BRIEF) Nokia has launched its Beacon 4 and Beacon 9 Wi-Fi 7 gateways, offering speeds up to three times faster than Wi-Fi 6. Designed to meet the growing demands of streaming, gaming, and smart home applications, the dual-band Beacon 4 delivers 3.6Gbps, while the tri-band Beacon 9 offers an impressive 9.4Gbps. Powered by Corteca software, these devices provide operators with affordable, high-performance solutions to support multi-gigabit connectivity in homes. With these new additions, Nokia strengthens its Wi-Fi 7 portfolio, helping service providers offer an enhanced broadband experience to their customers.

(PRESS RELEASE) ESPOO, 29-May-2025 — /EuropaWire/ — Nokia is proud to introduce its latest Wi-Fi 7 gateways, the Beacon 4 and Beacon 9, designed to deliver ultra-fast broadband speeds over Wi-Fi, making multi-gigabit home connectivity accessible and affordable. These new entry-level and mid-tier devices offer speeds up to three times faster than Wi-Fi 6, providing the capacity necessary to support the growing demands of streaming, gaming, smart home devices, and security systems. The Beacon 4 and Beacon 9 are powered by Nokia’s advanced Corteca software, which simplifies device management and unlocks enhanced services through applications available on the Corteca marketplace.

The dual-band Beacon 4 is designed to deliver impressive 3.6Gbps speeds over Wi-Fi, while the tri-band Beacon 9 takes performance to the next level, providing a blazing 9.4Gbps to eliminate slowdowns and buffering, ensuring a smooth experience across multiple devices in the home. Both models are ideal for the connected home ecosystem, where demand for ultra-fast internet is increasing as more devices come online.

Alzbeta Fellenbaum, Practice Leader for Service Provider – Consumer at Omdia, highlights the growing importance of Wi-Fi 7, noting that it is not just a technological upgrade, but a strategic necessity. “As XGS-PON and 25G PON services continue to grow, upgrading Wi-Fi is essential to bring multi-gigabit speeds into homes. Nokia’s Beacon 4 and Beacon 9 provide affordable, high-performance Wi-Fi 7 solutions that allow service providers to offer a premium broadband experience to consumers,” she said.

Nokia’s new Beacon devices represent a key step toward expanding access to Wi-Fi 7 across a range of devices. Dirk Verhaegen, General Manager of Broadband Devices at Nokia Fixed Networks, emphasized the transformative potential of Wi-Fi 7: “Wi-Fi 7 is pivotal for powering the connected home of the future. These new solutions ensure that operators can provide their customers with multi-gigabit speeds throughout the home, creating an unparalleled user experience.”

With the addition of the Beacon 4 and Beacon 9 to its portfolio, Nokia now offers a complete range of Wi-Fi 7 devices, including the Beacon 19 and Beacon 24, to meet the diverse needs of operators and end-users globally. These devices are designed to work seamlessly with Nokia’s existing network technologies, ensuring reliable and sustainable service delivery.