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GFiber and Qualcomm announced plans to release a Wi-Fi 8 Premium Gateway for customers on their 20 Gig service. Although the Wi-Fi 8 (802.11bn) specification has not yet been ratified by the IEEE, manufacturers are already preparing hardware. GFiber will offer this branded gateway, while Gemtek is responsible for manufacturing it. The device will use the Qualcomm Dragonwing NPro A8 Elite Platform, which includes a penta-core CPU and an NPU designed to maximize performance for connected devices.

Gautam Sheoran, SVP and GM for Connectivity at Qualcomm, stated that the platform combines premium Wi-Fi 8 connectivity with high-performance networking and native edge AI in a single architecture. He added that when paired with an open agentic AI framework, the system provides a flexible foundation to deploy, customize, and scale AI directly on the gateway. Currently, customers subscribed to the 25G-PON-based 20 Gig service use an Actiontec Wi-Fi 7 gateway. Once certification is complete, they will be upgraded to the new Wi-Fi 8 Premium Gateway.

The 20 Gig service costs $250 per month and is available only in select U.S. markets. GFiber hopes that upgrades will be provided free of charge when rollouts begin in 2027. The gateway is expected to feature a new aesthetic design intended to encourage placement in areas with the best signal propagation rather than hiding it away. While many Americans have access to 1, 2, or 8 Gig fiber service, 20 Gig connections remain rare. GFiber also noted that its 50 Gig service will begin residential trials next spring and will be fully supported by the Wi-Fi 8 Premium Gateway.