TP-Link plans on launching the Wi-Fi 8 router this October, but it probably won't arrive in the US, unless the company receives an exemption to the FCC's foreign-made router ban.
IEEE 802.11bn, dubbed Ultra High Reliability (UHR), is an upcoming IEEE 802.11 wireless networking standard.[1][2] It is also designated Wi-Fi 8 by the Wi-Fi Alliance. As its designation suggests, 802.11bn aims to improve the reliability of wireless communications rather than primarily increasing data rates.[1][3] The standard is projected to be finalized in May 2028.[4]
They may have implemented a preliminary version of what they think the standard will look like, but they can’t really say that it’s Wi-Fi 8 until the standard that they’re claiming to implement is actually completed.
They’re in the same boat.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi_8
They may have implemented a preliminary version of what they think the standard will look like, but they can’t really say that it’s Wi-Fi 8 until the standard that they’re claiming to implement is actually completed.