{
  "id": 14491566,
  "title": "GFiber and Qualcomm announce Wi-Fi 8 gateway",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/gfiber-and-qualcomm-announce-wi-fi-8-gateway",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-14T16:28:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tom's Hardware",
    "slug": "tom-s-hardware",
    "url": "https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/routers/gfiber-and-qualcomm-announce-wi-fi-8-gateway-20-gig-customers-to-be-first-to-receive-next-gen-wireless-upgrade"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "GFiber and Qualcomm are set to launch a Wi-Fi 8 gateway for customers with 20 Gig fiber service. The Wi-Fi 8 specification is not yet finalized by the IEEE, but manufacturers are already preparing hardware to support it. GFiber's Premium Gateway will be built using Qualcomm's Dragonwing NPro A8 Elite Platform, which features a penta-core CPU and an NPU for enhanced performance. Qualcomm's Gautam Sheoran highlighted the platform's ability to integrate premium Wi-Fi 8 connectivity, high-performance networking, and edge AI capabilities. GFiber customers who subscribe to the 20 Gig service in select U.S. markets will be the first to receive the gateway, which is currently slated for release in 2027. The gateway is expected to have a more prominent design to encourage central placement in the home for optimal signal propagation.",
  "summary": "Wi-Fi 8 hasn't been certified by the IEEE yet, but hardware announcements are still ramping up",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}