{"id":509255,"date":"2026-03-02T10:30:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T10:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/509255\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T10:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T10:30:09","slug":"qualcomm-enters-the-wi-fi-8-silliness-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/509255\/","title":{"rendered":"Qualcomm enters the Wi-Fi 8 silliness era."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Posted Mar 2, 2026 at 8:51 AM UTC<\/p>\n<p>Qualcomm enters the Wi-Fi 8 silliness era.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">The company just unveiled its \u201cAI-native\u201d Wi-Fi 8 portfolio, led by the FastConnect 8800 mobile chip. It promises 10+ Gbps speeds while packing Bluetooth 7.0, UWB, and Thread onto a single chip. Alongside it, five new Dragonwing platforms will power your next ultra-fast router. 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