> Wi-Fi 8 prioritizes one aspect of wireless communication that has become increasingly critical: reliability. Whereas 802.11be, which became commercialized as Wi-Fi 7, was termed "Extremely High Throughput", 802.11bn, which is expected to be accepted as Wi-Fi 8, is focused on "Ultra High Reliability".
It's pretty great to hear this is the explicit focus. I don't need 50 Gbit/s, nobody ever reaches those theoretical speeds in the real world anyway. I do need Wi-Fi to work consistently even in congested areas like apartments where you're in "view" of six other units and every one has a dozen smarthome devices all babbling continuously.
While MediaTek's WiFi 8 announcement is promising, I really wish they would first focus on matching Apple and Qualcomm's quality in their current PC WiFi chipsets.
My Apple & Android devices connect flawlessly to networks, but my PC's MediaTek WiFi chipset consistently struggles with basic connectivity and signal strength.
Getting their existing technology on par with competitors should be a priority before moving to next-gen standards.
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[ 3.3 ms ] story [ 18.4 ms ] threadIt's pretty great to hear this is the explicit focus. I don't need 50 Gbit/s, nobody ever reaches those theoretical speeds in the real world anyway. I do need Wi-Fi to work consistently even in congested areas like apartments where you're in "view" of six other units and every one has a dozen smarthome devices all babbling continuously.
My Apple & Android devices connect flawlessly to networks, but my PC's MediaTek WiFi chipset consistently struggles with basic connectivity and signal strength.
Getting their existing technology on par with competitors should be a priority before moving to next-gen standards.
Is Wi-Fi 7 already available in consumer devices (phones for example) ? /s