tl;dr: Wi-Fi 8 (IEEE's "Ultra High Reliability" standard, expected to finalize in 2028) abandons the traditional speed race, keeping the same 23Gbit/band max throughput, modulation, and bandwidth as Wi-Fi 7. Instead, it targets a 25% improvement in effective throughput under poor signal conditions, 25% lower latency at the 95th percentile, and 25% fewer MPDU losses through features like Distributed-tone resource units, interference mitigation pilots, unequal modulations, and seamless AP roaming. The focus shift addresses real-world congestion from proliferating smart home devices rather than chasing theoretical peaks most users can't utilize anyway.