WiFi 8 is not a product yet. IEEE 802.11bn, the standard that will become WiFi 8, is in active development with a projected completion date around 2027 and Wi-Fi Alliance certification programs expected in 2028. But the architecture it is building toward represents a more fundamental shift in how WiFi works than any generation since OFDM replaced DSSS in 2001. The defining technology is Multi-AP Coordination, and understanding it requires a brief re-examination of how all previous WiFi generations treated the problem of multiple access points.