Humans in Wi-Fi: Chaitanya Tata on Wi-Fi Sensing and 802.11bf

At the Wi-Fi Knowledge Summit 2026, our founder Chaitanya Tata joined Wi-Fi Nomads for their “Humans in Wi-Fi” series — a relaxed, candid set of conversations with the people and ideas shaping wireless. The topic this time: Wi-Fi Sensing and 802.11bf, and what it takes to bring it from spec to shipping product.

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In a few short minutes, Chaitanya unpacks how Wi-Fi is evolving from a pure connectivity layer into a sensing medium — turning the ambient radio signals already in the room into motion, presence, and environmental awareness. He walks through what 802.11bf actually standardizes, why it matters for product teams eyeing new use cases, and the real engineering trade-offs of moving sensing from a draft spec onto silicon and into the field.

It’s a short, human look at where wireless is heading — and a glimpse of the problems we love to work on.

If Wi-Fi Sensing is on your roadmap and you want someone who has lived in the stack, let’s talk.