TP-Link Launch First Wi-Fi 8 Broadband Routers with Speeds up to 22Gbps
TP-Link has announced the world's first Wi-Fi 8 commercial products, the Archer 8 Ultra router and Deco 8 Ultra mesh system. These devices utilize a draft specification as the official standard is not expected until 2028.
Why it matters
This launch represents the cutting edge of consumer networking hardware, though it highlights the industry trend of releasing 'draft' tech before official standardization.
Networking kit manufacturer TP-Link , which builds a lot of broadband routers, WiFi extenders and smart home devices, today claims to have soft launched the “ world’s first ” commercial Wi-Fi 8 products – the Archer 8 Ultra router and Deco 8 Ultra mesh Wi-Fi system. But the kit will use a draft specification, since the full standard isn’t due to be ready until May 2028 .
Just to recap. The next gen Wi-Fi 8 standard ( 802.11bn – “ Ultra High Reliability “) will focus more on improving network reliability than boosting raw throughput speed ( Wi-Fi 8 technology summary and here ). But the fact that this standard is still some way from being ratified means that TP-Link will initially be launching their new kit without a few key features, which are due to be added later in future firmware updates.
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