IEEE 802.11bn
IEEE 802.11bn, dubbed Ultra High Reliability (UHR), is an upcoming IEEE 802.11 wireless networking standard. 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. The standard is projected to be finalized in May 2028.
| Gen. | IEEE standard |
Adopt. | Link rate (Mbit/s) |
RF (GHz) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Wi‑Fi 1 | 802.11 | 1997 | 1–2 | |||
| Wi‑Fi 2 | 802.11b | 1999 | 1–11 | |||
| Wi‑Fi 2G | 802.11a | 6–54 | ||||
| Wi‑Fi 3 | 802.11g | 2003 | ||||
| Wi‑Fi 4 | 802.11n | 2009 | 6.5–600 | |||
| Wi‑Fi 5 | 802.11ac | 2013 | 6.5–6,933 | |||
| Wi‑Fi 6 | 802.11ax | 2021 | 0.4–9,608 | |||
| Wi‑Fi 6E | ||||||
| Wi‑Fi 7 | 802.11be | 2024 | 0.4–23,059 | |||
| Wi‑Fi 8 | 802.11bn | TBA | ||||