The next generation of Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi 8, is currently being developed behind closed doors. This time, the emphasis isn’t on pure speed, but instead on improving the user experience.
Wi-Fi 8, known right now as IEEE 802.11bn Ultra High Reliability, still remains years away. Wireless technology is in a constant state of improvement: Each progression in the evolution of Wi-Fi takes several years to discuss, approve, and then deploy. Wi-Fi 7, the “current” standard, hasn’t even been formally ratified quite yet.
But that’s not stopping the development of Wi-Fi 8 behind the scenes, and we already know some details. MediaTek’s Filogic wireless division has released some of what you can expect, with the caveat that final details won’t be nailed down until the final specification is released around Sept. 2028.
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I used to be an earlier adopter of each new wifi standard but I started waiting a bit on account of the early routers tended to be not near as good as what I call the 2nd generation that followed. I'll probably move to wifi 7 with the home router in early 2026. I've been eyeing the TP-Link Archer BE24000 Quad-Band WiFi 7 Router (Archer BE900) for a couple of years or so... My current router is the TP-Link Archer AX11000 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6 Router. I have an extra one of those gathering dust since I needed to equip a 2nd house after we bought the home in Cheyenne and before we sold the home in Alaska. Truth be told, I liked the wifi 5 we had router better than our wifi 6. The signal distance was greater, quite a bit greater. Here in Cheyenne though that's not an issue.
Wi-Fi 8, known right now as IEEE 802.11bn Ultra High Reliability, still remains years away. Wireless technology is in a constant state of improvement: Each progression in the evolution of Wi-Fi takes several years to discuss, approve, and then deploy. Wi-Fi 7, the “current” standard, hasn’t even been formally ratified quite yet.
But that’s not stopping the development of Wi-Fi 8 behind the scenes, and we already know some details. MediaTek’s Filogic wireless division has released some of what you can expect, with the caveat that final details won’t be nailed down until the final specification is released around Sept. 2028.
Meet Wi-Fi 8, which trades speed for a more reliable experience
Wi-Fi 8, the next generation of Wi-Fi, isn't due to be released until several years from now. But we already know what Wi-Fi 8 is going to look like, and how it will improve over Wi-Fi 7.
www.pcworld.com
I used to be an earlier adopter of each new wifi standard but I started waiting a bit on account of the early routers tended to be not near as good as what I call the 2nd generation that followed. I'll probably move to wifi 7 with the home router in early 2026. I've been eyeing the TP-Link Archer BE24000 Quad-Band WiFi 7 Router (Archer BE900) for a couple of years or so... My current router is the TP-Link Archer AX11000 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6 Router. I have an extra one of those gathering dust since I needed to equip a 2nd house after we bought the home in Cheyenne and before we sold the home in Alaska. Truth be told, I liked the wifi 5 we had router better than our wifi 6. The signal distance was greater, quite a bit greater. Here in Cheyenne though that's not an issue.
