Wi-Fi 8 Archives

One Week in Montreal, Two Generations of Wi-Fi and Integrated mmWave

Ofinno’s Standards Readouts feature expert insight and analysis that translates complex standardization progress into actionable insights to help navigate the future of 5G/6G, next-gen Wi-Fi, and media compression technologies. Key Takeaways Overview Standards work rarely gives you a week where everything moves at once. Most sessions are incremental. Comments get resolved, contributions get heard, positions … Read more

IEEE 802.11 Sets Early Architectural Boundaries for Wi-Fi 8 and IMMW

Ofinno’s Standards Readouts feature expert insight and analysis that translates complex standardization progress into actionable insights to help navigate the future 5G/6G, next-gen Wi-Fi, and media compression technologies. Overview The November IEEE 802.11 plenary in Bangkok signaled a clear shift in next-generation Wi-Fi work. For 802.11bn (Wi-Fi 8), the group is now deep in the … Read more

Coordination of Multiple Access Points in Wi-Fi 8

Serhat Erkucuk, Ph.D Senior Technical Staff IEEE 802.11bn (a.k.a. Wi-Fi 8) aims to improve wireless network performance by utilizing multiple access points (APs) to enhance coverage, reliability and throughput. While achieving this enhancement, one of the most important design and implementation challenges is the coordination of multiple APs to efficiently use the resources and to … Read more

Wi-Fi 8: Ultra High Reliability in the Unlicensed Bands

Leonardo Lanante Jr. Author Overview Now that the 802.11be task group has started to wrap up its standardization efforts, the IEEE 802.11 working group has turned its attention to the development of the next generation Wi-Fi standard. The recently formed Ultra High Reliability (UHR) study group will work on drafting a Project Authorization Request (PAR) … Read more