TP-Link announced the Archer 8, the first router built on Wi-Fi 8 (IEEE 802.11bn), slated to ship this month: the standard changes direction and targets real-world reliability rather than a higher peak throughput. If dead zones or congestion are a problem today, buy Wi-Fi 7 now instead of waiting for a standard that will not be finalized until around 2028.

Wi-Fi 8 (IEEE 802.11bn) is the first wireless generation that no longer tries to break a throughput record: with the same theoretical top speed as Wi-Fi 7, it targets bounded latency and “ultra-high reliability” in dense environments. The first Qualcomm and Broadcom products land in late 2026, but most users can ignore them until 2028.