TP-Link plans on launching the Wi-Fi 8 router this October, but it probably won't arrive in the US, unless the company receives an exemption to the FCC's foreign-made router ban.
  • Dr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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    9 days ago

    I’ve not owned a single device yet that takes advantage of my wifi 7. What am I gonna do with wifi 8 anyway?

    • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
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      9 days ago

      They’re in the same boat.

      TP-Link plans on launching the Wi-Fi 8 router this October

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi_8

      IEEE 802.11bn, dubbed Ultra High Reliability (UHR), is an upcoming IEEE 802.11 wireless networking standard.[1][2] It is also designated Wi-Fi 8 by the Wi-Fi Alliance. As its designation suggests, 802.11bn aims to improve the reliability of wireless communications rather than primarily increasing data rates.[1][3] The standard is projected to be finalized in May 2028.[4]

      They may have implemented a preliminary version of what they think the standard will look like, but they can’t really say that it’s Wi-Fi 8 until the standard that they’re claiming to implement is actually completed.

      • Dr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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        9 days ago

        I do have a wifi 7 AP.

        cards

        Any stationary workstation or server in my house is hardwired, so I don’t know about cards. But my phones, personal laptop, etc are fairly new and still only wifi 6. Even my employer provided laptop is a hot-off-the-presses brand new Macbook, and it’s still wifi 6.

    • comador @lemmy.worldEnglish
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      9 days ago

      Unlike previous wifi versions, this version 8 focuses on signal strength, stability and reliability. So, it’s likely most non-wifi8 specific devices will benefit from it to some degree or another.

  • Stupendous@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 days ago

    I want to go hardwired backhaul eventually. That’s the dream. But when I finally get to that, I’ll do my best to buy TP-Link routers and switches to spite this nonsense