MSI Intros Herald BE9400 PCIe Wi-Fi 7 Adapter

MSI today introduced the Herald BE9400, a PCIe network adapter that provides Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4 connectivity to any PC with a vacant PCIe slot and USB 2.0 header. The card supports 802.11be (Wi-Fi 7), 802.11axe (Wi-Fi 6E), 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6), and older standards, across the 6 GHz, 5 GHz, and 2.4 GHz radio bands, with a peak Tri-Band bandwidth of 5764 Mbps. The adapter offers a channel width of 320 MHz. Other features include MLO (multi-link operation) and 4K QAM. Under the hood, the Herald BE9400 appears to be based on the MediaTek MT7927 controller, with a PCI-Express 4.0 x1 host interface. MSI includes an antenna module with a magnetized base that sits firmly on top of your PC case. The company didn’t reveal pricing information.