Officially, Wi-Fi 8 is known as IEEE 802.11bn or Ultra High Reliability (UHR) Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). The key word in that mouthful of a name is reliability. Instead of chasing higher ...

Pre-standard Wi-Fi 8 is on the way, but the soonest you'll see it is in Q3 2026. At first, Wi-Fi 8 will not be notably faster than Wi-Fi 7. It will, however, be much more stable. Wi‑Fi 7 is now firmly ...

What is the difference between different types of signal extension? Which goes best with fibre? BRETT RUSSELL, head of ...

Shopping for a router might be one of the most confusing parts of home internet. Retailers often exaggerate the speeds routers can offer, and continual developments in Wi-Fi technology (what is Wi-Fi ...

There was a time, before I started covering broadband for CNET, I didn't think much about how the internet actually worked. Like most people, I only noticed it when my connection went down. Once I ...

Cierra was an associate writer for CNET's broadband team, covering all things home internet. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington with a master's degree. Cierra is ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- These days, your WiFi might be your family's connection to the world. But you know it doesn't always work as well as it should. As Consumer Reports explains, upgrading to the ...

Fi, from wider Wi-Fi 7 infrastructure adoption to new peer-to-peer capabilities and advances in sensing and locationing.

Walk into any electronics store or take a look online these days, and you'll see Wi-Fi 7 labels everywhere. You might have even heard some whispers about Wi-Fi 8 already. It's easy to get carried away ...

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