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In typical WiFi fashion, for all the WIFi 8 features to working perfectly and debugged we have to wait for WiFi 9 [1]. This was true with WiFi 5, WiFi 6 and WiF
by ksec 2mo ago
In typical WiFi fashion, for all the WIFi 8 features to working perfectly and debugged we have to wait for WiFi 9 [1]. This was true with WiFi 5, WiFi 6 and WiFI 7.
Unfortunately IMO WiFi router brand selection is getting increasingly small. I have no issue or problem with using UniFI myself. But it is not something I could recommend to family and friends as they don't know how to set it up. Eero is not available to much of the world outside US. I just wish Apple revive its AirPort Express business.
[1] https://www.nokia.com/blog/advancing-connectivity-with-wi-fi-9/ https://www.nokia.com/blog/advancing-connectivity-with-wi-fi...
- smashed 2mo agoWait till you see the number of actual chip vendors. There is about 3.. Broadcom, Qualcomm and MediaTek. Together they control I believe 100% of wifi chips used in routers and APs. Often it's sold as a package / system on chip so it's also the main cpu. On the client side there is a little bit more competition but not much.
- cogman10 2mo agoClient side don't you just add Realtek and Intel? I don't think almost anyone else does wifi chips.
- smashed 2mo agoYup. I might have forgotten Marvell in the list but yes, that is pretty much it. I am also not sure of their exact market shares but I would suspect one or two are probably steering the majority of the "standards". I'd suspect Broadcom and Qualcomm to have the most influence.
- cogman10 2mo agoI believe Intel is also a pretty prominent member in the standards committee. Mostly for historic reasons as I don't think they have too much market share outside of PC/laptop wifi modules. But I agree, Broadcom and Qualcomm are the heavy hitters.
- gpt5 2mo agoApple makes their own connectivity chips. It was a big blow for Qualcomm.
- hurricanepootis 2mo agoRealtek wifi chips suck, their drivers are always buggy