TP-Link’s first WiFi 8 router will be out this year

Alex Choros - Managing Editor + Group Telco Editor

Last updated 29 May 2026

WiFi 7 may have only just gone mainstream, but WiFi 8 is already on the horizon. Network hardware manufacturer TP-Link has announced it will be launching its first WiFi 8 router, the Archer 8, before the end of this year.

Details are scant so far, but TP-Link says the Archer 8 will have a "minimalist" aesthetic with "performance-focused engineering". The company has yet to reveal a full design, but shared teaser images like the one above.

Instead, TP-Link has focused on espousing the consumer benefits of WiFi 8. In initial testing, TP-Link says WiFi 8 can support 33% higher throughput than WiFi 7, and improve performance across multi-floor dwellings by up to 30%. WiFi 8 should also support stronger coverage at longer distances from the router.

TP-Link plans to launch the Archer 8 router in October, but Australia-specific details like pricing have yet to be confirmed. This will be followed by the Deco 8 mesh system in quarter one of 2027, and a Roam 8 travel router in quarter two.

While WiFi 8 may promise improvements over WiFi 7, users will also need WiFi 8 devices to get the most out of the new standard. We're yet to see any major manufacturers announce WiFi 8 phones or computers.

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Alex Choros is the Managing Editor of WhistleOut Australia and an award-winning journalist. He's been writing about consumer technology for over a decade and is an expert on the Australian telco sector, to the point where he knows far too many phone and internet plans by heart. In addition to leading the WhistleOut editorial team, Alex is responsible for ruining the office Sonos with his troubled taste in music.

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