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TP-Link conducts Wi-Fi 8 trials, promises better reliability and lower latency

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41 points thunderbong | 1 comments | 18 Oct 25 18:46 UTC | HN request time: 0.245s | source
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ChocolateGod ◴[19 Oct 25 08:27 UTC] No.45632788[source]▶
> While some draft specifications could be released in 2027, the official Wi-Fi 8 standard is projected to be finalized only in mid-2028. Commercial products that officially support the new standard are not expected to reach the market until late 2028 at the earliest.

I bet companies will release WiFi 8 products even when it's still a draft, just as they did with WiFI 7.

I upgraded my home setup to WiFi 7 a few weeks ago, and after being a WiFi hater for so long, was actually surprised at how much better it was over my previous experiences with WiFi. With MLO clients get 2-3ms latency with 2.5Gbit links, I'm all for WiFi 8 trying to reduce the latency further, I don't need more speed.

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halapro ◴[23 Oct 25 08:35 UTC] No.45679591[source]▶
I don't need lower latency, I need better congestion management. WiFi in busy areas (like airports) sucks.
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1. piva00 ◴[23 Oct 25 09:19 UTC] No.45679882[source]▶
I haven't encountered issues with airports' WiFi in many years, at least not the ones I fly from in Europe.

What airports have you seen issues lately? It's one thing I haven't thought about in a long time.