While Wi-Fi 7 has yet to be widely adopted, manufacturers have been working on its successor for some time, with the key objective of achieving outstanding reliability.
Mediatek Speaks Out££££
One of the world's largest processor manufacturers - MediaTek - is involved in the development of Wi-Fi 8. It already stated at the end of last year: "Wi-Fi 8 focuses on an aspect of wireless communications that has become increasingly crucial: reliability. While the 802.11be standard, marketed as Wi-Fi 7, was described as "extremely high speed", the 802.11bn standard, which is expected to be adopted as Wi-Fi 8, will focus on "robust reliability". Stability and reliability will be achieved through new technologies that will improve coordination between routers, networks, and devices, increase range, and reduce signal latency compared to Wi-Fi 7,” MediaTek explains. Also in the spotlight is reducing power consumption.
Wi-Fi 8, 4K/8K target in 2027££££
All these improvements will benefit [abc]high-quality video streaming[/abc] ([abc]Ultra HD[/abc] [abc]4K[/abc], or even [abc]8K[/abc]), as well as cloud gaming services like Xbox Cloud and nVidia GeForce Now, not to mention immersive video like on Apple Vision Pro. Wireless video connection will also be easier, eliminating the need for cables like [abc]HDMI[/abc]. The first Wi-Fi 8 products are expected to arrive by the end of 2027, and this standard will be - like its predecessors - compatible with previous versions.