- Wi-Fi 8 exchange raw speed for more solid and more stable network reliability
- Mediatek pushes Wi-Fi 8 development while keeping weak expectations
- Industry initiates warn Wi-Fi 8 can be lagging behind real adoption time
Wi-Fi 8 has apparently been confirmed as the next generation of wireless connectivity, but the first indications suggest that it will not produce a spectacular gross speed jump.
Recently, Qualcomm has revealed that Wi-Fi 8 will not bring faster advanced speeds, but will focus on better stability, smoother performance with more connected devices and cutting latency.
Henceforth, reports have shown how Mediatek, a key partner Nvidia and a large IC design company, is already working with its ecosystem on Wi-Fi 8, but even its partners keep modest expectations.
From speed to stability
In a new blog article, Mediatek said: “Wi-Fi 8 will represent another important SEAP in wireless technology, which focuses on ultra-by connections.”
This is aligned with the sources of the supply chain, which claim that Wi-Fi 8 will focus on reliability and stability rather than the flow rate.
According to the first versions and initiate comments, Wi-Fi 8 will favor resolution problems that have long tormented existing standards.
Industry experts highlight the “single mobility areas” as a crucial characteristic, allowing devices to move transparently between access points without losing connections.
The design also targets performance on the edges of the cover areas, where even advanced configurations or a Wi-Fi extensor often vacillate.
By rethinking the communication of access points, Wi-Fi 8 aims to ensure that the networks behave more like wired pressure connections, especially in congestioned environments.
Mediatek leadership, including President Tsai Ming-Kai and CEO Rick Tsai, stressed “technological innovation and sustainable development” in their recent sustainability report.
Their declarations, although ambitious, do not stop at promising improvements in radical speed.
The company was deeply involved in calibration, having been vice-president of the 11 billion / Wi-Fi 8 working group.
DAFA, a partner integrated with Mediatek’s efforts, aligns its wide-band architecture with Wi-Fi 8 while testing 25g Pon samples.
These steps suggest a long horizon of development, with devices that are unlikely to achieve certification before the end of 2027.
The initiates of the industry provide for Wi-Fi 7 reaching 30 to 40% by next year, which means that Wi-Fi 8 will mature in an environment where many users always adopt the previous standard.
The finalization is not expected before 2028, it risks being exceeded by parallel progress in cellular and wired technologies.
While manufacturers like Mediatek continue to frame Wi-Fi 8 as the basis of future connectivity, skeptics note that improving stability alone may not justify major upgrades, unless the real world test offers results beyond progressive refinement.
For buyers and consumers of small businesses, this management may seem anti -limatic.
People hoping that a new Wi-Fi router will bring instant speed earnings can only see the advantages of signal consistency and roaming performance.
Via CTEE (originally in Chinese)
