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

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41 points thunderbong | 4 comments | 18 Oct 25 18:46 UTC | HN request time: 0s | 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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IlikeKitties ◴[23 Oct 25 09:06 UTC] No.45679810[source]▶
I recently torrented a movie on a airport wifi while waiting for a plane and it worked so well, even when walking around the airport to the plane. I was impressed.
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2III7 ◴[23 Oct 25 09:27 UTC] No.45679920[source]▶
Use a remote server for such vile behavior.
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1. miyuru ◴[23 Oct 25 10:05 UTC] No.45680174[source]▶
can you explain why using torrents is vile behavior?
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2. CuriousRose ◴[23 Oct 25 10:14 UTC] No.45680230[source]▶
Without a personal opinion one way or the other, I would assume the gripe is with congesting the public network as opposed to the choice of public domain documentaries you downloaded.
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3. cheschire ◴[23 Oct 25 10:33 UTC] No.45680311[source]▶
“Linux ISOs”
4. IlikeKitties ◴[23 Oct 25 10:51 UTC] No.45680401[source]▶
Oh to be clear I illegally downloaded copyrighted works of major movie studios while they had just hit the streaming sites.