Wi-Fi 8 Is An Attempt To Fix The Biggest Problem With Wireless Internet
Because perfection currently remains just out of range.
Sometimes, better doesn't mean faster. With Wi-Fi 7 realistically capping out at about 23 Gbps (a number virtually nobody will see in the real world), speed is more than covered in the current generation. At this point, the biggest concern is reliability. Released in 2024, Wi-Fi 7 has been known to suffer from pain points like poor stability, weak wall penetration, and relatively short range.
Wi-Fi 8, which is still in development, is designed to address the considerable reliability issues plaguing the internet today. Final approval is expected in 2028, although companies like ASUS and TP-Link wasted no time announcing their first Wi-Fi 8 router based on the draft spec.
Minimizing the rough patches of Wi-Fi
Most home internet plans offer speeds of a few hundred megabits per second, which older Wi-Fi 6 routers should handle with ease. For faster speeds, like...
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