- Sercomm begins first phase of ready-to-use Wi-Fi 8 routers
- Reliability is top priority for Wi-Fi 8 as Broadcom and Sercomm unveil first platform
- New router marks the transition from theoretical design to working hardware
Wi-Fi 8 begins to move beyond laboratory testing, offering the first glimpse of what the next generation of wireless connectivity will look like.
In an industry that is typically obsessed with top speed, WiFi 8The focus is on reliability to improve stability, reduce latency, and improve performance in environments with many connected devices.
At its core, Wi-Fi 8 will continue to use the familiar frequency bands – 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz and 6 GHz – but with wider channels at 320 MHz and new physical layer improvements. The theoretical ceiling is around 46 Gbps, although most of the focus is on maintaining performance rather than chasing record numbers.
Fundamental turn
Features like Enhanced Long Range and Distributed Resource Units are designed to ensure signal stability even when multiple devices are competing for bandwidth or when users move away from their routers.
Qualcomm has called Wi-Fi 8 a “fundamental core” in wireless design, highlighting reliability and low latency in congested or mobile environments.
While big players like TP-Link and Qualcomm have shown off early versions of the 802.11bn standard, one lesser-known manufacturer has become the first to announce physical hardware built on top of it.
SercommTaiwanese broadband and telecommunications equipment manufacturer, announced its first Wi-Fi 8 platform in partnership with Broadcom.
The platform is built on the latest Broadcom chipset and combines deterministic latency, multi-gigabit throughput and intelligent spectrum management.
It also includes built-in machine learning capabilities that can dynamically tune performance.
“Wi-Fi 8 is a strategic enabler for operators looking to differentiate themselves based on experience, not just bandwidth,” said Derek Elder, president of Sercomm's service provider business group.
“We are proud to be one of the first OEMs partnering with Broadcom to introduce Wi-Fi 8 connectivity solutions. Together, we are providing operators with a turnkey platform that brings next-generation connectivity, smart home orchestration and edge intelligence all into one device,” added Elder.
The hardware, which will be showcased at the upcoming Network X 2025 event in Paris, France, also supports Matter standards for smart home and fiber-to-the-room networking.
Wi-Fi 8 certification is still a long way off, but Sercomm's prototype is the first tangible sign that the next generation of Wi-Fi has begun to leave the labs and become physical products.
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