The ability of WiFi to handle the ultra-low latency applications addressed by the 5G Ultra Reliable Low Latency Communications (URLLC) use case category will determine whether it can expand significantly from its current enterprise LAN base and make an impact in the Industrial IoT (IIoT). That certainly seems to be preoccupying standardization efforts for the next generation, WiFi 7, due to start coming on-stream late in 2024. Currently the preceding generation, WiFi 6E (the extension of WiFi 6 adding support for the 6 GHz band), is only starting to be deployed following regulatory approvals. To an extent, WiFi 7 can be seen as completing unfinished business or extending capabilities introduced under WiFi 6, such as improving efficiency of OFDMA. This…