TP-Link Archer 8 Ultra Debuts As World's First Wi-Fi 8 Router But There's A Catch
TP-Link is jumping feet first into the next generation of wireless networking by opening up preorders for the Archer 8 Ultra, the world’s first consumer router built on the not-yet-ratified Wi-Fi 8 (IEEE 802.11bn) protocol. Powered by Broadcom's Wi-Fi 8 chipset, the tri-band router delivers up to 19Gbps of combined wireless bandwidth across its 2.4GHz, 5GHz, and 6GHz bands, and it arrives almost a year after TP-Link completed its first Wi-Fi 8 connection test.
For anyone paying attention, wireless standards have been moving at what feels like a frenetic pace. In reality, many consumers are not yet equipped to take full advantage of Wi-Fi 7. Nevertheless, when it comes to technology, companies never stand pat.
These days, emerging wireless standards are no longer hyper-focused on chasing theoretical peak speed gains, though that remains a factor. Instead, Wi-Fi 8 shifts the focus toward real-world connection consistency, along with wall penetration...
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