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: 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]▶

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I don't need lower latency, I need better congestion management. WiFi in busy areas (like airports) sucks.

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1. throw0101a ◴[23 Oct 25 10:56 UTC] No.45680422[source]▶

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> WiFi in busy areas (like airports) sucks.

This is part of what opening up the 6 GHz was about.

But there are also provisions in newer standards like Target Wake Time: the client can be told to sleep for a while, not using radio spectrum (and also saving battery).

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.11ah#Target_Wake_Time

OFDMA allows multiple clients to use the same frequency at the same time (using sub-channels):

* https://airheads.hpe.com/blogs/antar1/2020/10/19/why-is-ofdm...

* https://community.tp-link.com/us/home/stories/detail/201

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