Wi-Fi 8 in Works and Expected to Launch in September 2028 Focusing on Stability and Reliance

While Wi-Fi 7 hasn’t been deployed fully, the next Wi-Fi standard, Wi-Fi 8 is reportedly in development with a different vision. Via the MediaTek Filogic wireless division, some of the key details concerning this new Wi-Fi standard has been revealed, pointing that this time, instead of peak throughput, it is effective throughput that is being focused.

Here’s more about it.

Wi-Fi 8 – More Stability and Reliance

Wi-Fi 8, which as of now also goes by ‘IEEE 802.11bn Ultra High Reliability’, seems to be identical to the previous Wi-Fi 7 technology, with the same PHY rate (maximum physical layer) at 2,880Mbps x 8 or 23Gbits/s; same 2.4GHz, 5GHz, and 6GHz supported frequency bands; and the same 4096 QAM modulation over 320MHz maximum channel bandwidth.

Speaking of the technologies incorporated, Co-SR(Coordinated Spatial Reuse) for overall system throughput improvement by 15% to 25%; Co-BF(Coordinated Beamforming) that directs signal to the needed device or devices bringing 20% to 50% improvement in a mesh network; DSO(Dynamic Sub-Channel Operation) for more download speed as per the technology supported on the respective device, offering up to 80% throughput than before; and new data rates to connect and stream data without any errors, improving overall transmission rates by 5% to 30%.

Based on reports from Wi-Fi Alliance and MediaTek, it is China, the country with 650 million broadband subscribers (more than a quarter 1Gbps connections) with 487.6Mbps average speed, that is the driving force behind Wi-Fi 8 development. However, the development and its implementation will only happen if it quickly moves through the necessary regulatory processes, and this is when Wi-Fi 7 is yet to be approved in some parts of the world. But even if this is the case, Wi-Fi 7 is said to remain only until 2028, before Wi-Fi 8 takes over, most likely in September 2028.