Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO) today announced the availability of a
portfolio of Wi-Fi 6E devices. Wi-Fi 6E is a new standard that
builds on the rich feature set of Wi-Fi 6, including OFDMA and
other multi-user operations that improve performance in crowded
environments, advanced roaming capabilities and increased security.
Wi-Fi 6E extends the Wi-Fi 6 standard to support the
soon-to-be-operational 6 GHz band. This new band enables up to
1,200 MHz of spectrum for Wi-Fi use, which WLAN access point (AP)
manufacturers can leverage to deliver faster speeds, higher
capacity and lower latency with no congestion from legacy devices.
These devices coupled with the new spectrum will further
accelerate the deployment of Wi-Fi 6 technology delivering a
steady, swift and secure consumer experience. This expands
upon the existing Wi-Fi 6 ecosystem which has over 125 million
smartphones. The innovations of Wi-Fi 6E open up unprecedented
capacity for high-bandwidth applications such as 8K video
streaming, real-time immersive gaming, virtual and augmented
reality, and high-speed tethering. The new 6 GHz spectrum band is
expected to be operational in the United States in 2020, and a wide
ecosystem of 6 GHz-enabled devices will be available at launch. For
more on Wi-Fi 6E and 6 GHz Wi-Fi, read our blog here.
Enterprise 6 GHz Wi-Fi AP Solutions
- BCM43694 — 4x4 Dual Band Wi-Fi 6E SoC with 160-MHz Channel
Support
- BCM43693 — 3x3 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6E SoC with 80-MHz Channel
Support
- BCM43692 — 2x2 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6E SoC with 80-MHz Channel
Support
- BCM47622 — Dual 2x2 Wi-Fi 6E SoC with Arm Processor
Residential 6 GHz Wi-Fi AP Solutions
- BCM43684 — 4x4 Wi-Fi 6E SoC with 160-MHz Channel Support
- BCM6710 — 3x3 Wi-Fi 6E SoC with 80-MHz Channel Support
- BCM6705 — 2x2 Wi-Fi 6E SoC with 80-MHz Channel Support
- BCM6755 — Dual 2x2 Wi-Fi 6E SoC with Arm Processor
"As momentum accelerates around availability of 6 GHz, Broadcom
is excited to be on the forefront of Wi-Fi technology paving the
way for ecosystem adoption of Wi-Fi 6E. With the industry's
broadest portfolio of Wi-Fi 6E silicon, we will enable our
customers to build a variety of products that unlock the tremendous
potential of 6 GHz spectrum. This announcement demonstrates
Broadcom’s continued leadership and unwavering commitment in
driving the next Wi-Fi evolution for enterprise and residential
WLAN as well as mobile devices,” said Greg Fischer, senior vice
president and general manager of the Broadband Carrier Access
Products Division at Broadcom.
"With access to additional spectrum and unencumbered by legacy
Wi-Fi 4 and Wi-Fi 5 devices, Wi-Fi 6E will be able to reach its
full potential in terms of data rates, latency, and network
efficiency," said Phil Solis, research director at IDC. "Building
on Wi-Fi 6's use of OFDMA and other advanced features, Wi-Fi 6E
will allow Wi-Fi to expand into new applications."
Broadcom will showcase its latest Wi-Fi 6E solutions with
160-MHz channel support at the 2020 International CES in the
Venetian Palazzo Hospitality Suites, Zeno 4606/4607 in Las Vegas,
Nevada from January 7th to 10th.
Availability
Broadcom is now sampling its Wi-Fi 6E devices to qualified
customers. Please contact your local Broadcom sales representative
for samples and pricing.
Further information on Broadcom’s Wi-Fi 6E products can be found
online at:
https://www.broadcom.com/products/wireless/wireless-lan-infrastructure
Quotes
“Wi-Fi 6E allows the immediate use of promised efficiencies of
Wi-Fi 6, providing a spectrum platform for the next phase of lower
latency and deterministic Wi-Fi services. As well as seeding a new
high-speed generation of laptops and tablets, we
see applications emerging quickly around Wi-Fi 6E wireless
mesh, high-quality video distribution to 8K and VR requirements as
well as the ability to enable deterministic low latency connections
for new timing sensitive services.” -- Charles Cheevers, CTO,
Home Networks, CommScope
“Wi-Fi 6 is already delivering many improvements versus prior
Wi-Fi generations. Clean, uncluttered spectrum in the 6-GHz band
will enable a new paradigm in wireless, creating a Wi-Fi
‘Super Highway’ that further increases density and
dramatically increases Wi-Fi 6 network performance with the
availability of more than fifty 20-MHz channels, as well as
new 80-MHz and 160-MHz-wide channels. Broadcom is leading
the industry in developing Wi-Fi 6E solutions to take advantage of
this new spectrum, which will allow enterprises across industries
to unlock new and yet-to-be imagined digitally immersive
experiences and conveniences that truly advance society.” --
Eric Broockman, CTO, Extreme Networks
"With the addition of 1.2GHz contiguous spectrum in the 6GHz
band the enhanced benefits of Wi-Fi 6 will be realized, including
faster downloads and lower latency for mobile applications. This is
essential as Wi-Fi continues to be the primary mechanism for
accessing the internet at home, work, and in enterprises that want
full control over their wireless data and infrastructures via
AI-driven operations.” -- Bob Friday, CTO and Co-founder of Mist, a
Juniper Company
"NETGEAR is excited to partner with Broadcom to build a
portfolio of Wi-Fi 6E enabled products. The new spectrum will
accelerate the adoption of 160 MHz transmissions which in turn will
unlock a whole host of applications that will require high
throughput and low latency.” -- David Henry, Senior Vice
President of Connected Home Products, NETGEAR
“Sagemcom has been proactively working with Broadcom to design
and develop a portfolio of broadband CPE products that provide the
full benefits of Wi-Fi 6E. The massive amount of additional
spectrum coupled with 160 MHz channels will enable users
to experience faster connections, in addition to lower latency
for applications such as gaming, video conferencing and virtual
reality. With our 6 GHz enabled DSL, fiber, and cable
gateways coupled with our Wi-Fi 6E range extenders, service
providers are able to deliver the full potential of their broadband
services.” -- Ahmed Selmani, Senior Executive Vice President,
Sagemcom Broadband
“Technicolor Connected Home is already working with network
service providers (NSPs) to develop innovative customer premises
equipment (CPE) based on Broadcom’s high-end residential chipsets.
This will be of great benefit to NSPs that need to
offer connected home customers the best in-home wireless
experience. The BCM43684 and BCM6755 SoCs are embedded into
Eagle, our latest family of extenders. Eagle X -- the premium
version of this family -- will be demonstrated at CES 2020 as part
of our Wi-Fi XLTM solution. This will enable NSPs to tap into the
full potential of the new 6Ghz spectrum and deliver improved
connectivity as well as entertainment experiences. Over the course
of 2020, the BCM43684 will also be embedded in our next generation
of fiber ethernet gateways. Technicolor Connected
Home’s demonstrations are located at the Venetian Hotel in
exhibit suites 30-315 and 30-317.” -- Mercedes Pastor, President of
Global CPE Business Unit, Technicolor Connected
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About Broadcom
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designs, develops and supplies a broad range of semiconductor and
infrastructure software solutions. Broadcom’s category-leading
product portfolio serves critical markets including data center,
networking, enterprise software, broadband, wireless, storage and
industrial. Our solutions include data center networking and
storage, enterprise, mainframe and cyber security software focused
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