PCTEL Unveils Reference Design for 802.11ax Wi-Fi Antenna Systems
January 09 2018 - 8:50AM
Business Wire
PCTEL, Inc. (Nasdaq:PCTI), a leader in Performance
Critical TELecom solutions, announced today that it
developed a reference antenna system for a major 802.11ax Wi-Fi
chipset manufacturer. The 802.11ax chipset is the next evolution of
the Wi-Fi standard, designed to serve a wide variety of
high-throughput devices in dense user environments. PCTEL’s
reference design enables 802.11ax access points to take full
advantage of the chipset’s capabilities. PCTEL’s engineers are
among the first to develop an antenna system truly optimized for
802.11ax.
With a properly optimized antenna system, an 802.11ax access
point can produce up to a 4x increase in overall capacity. 802.11ax
utilizes complex antenna arrays covering both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz
bands, enabling 8x8 MU-MIMO (Multi-User MIMO) on both uplink and
downlink. PCTEL’s design also provides high isolation between
antenna elements and uniform omnidirectional coverage for dual 5
GHz radios, further increasing the number of devices that can be
served reliably by a single access point. PCTEL’s engineers
leveraged the company’s laboratory capabilities to design and test
an antenna system that works seamlessly with the manufacturer’s
chipset and access point reference design.
“This reference design includes patent-pending technology that
places PCTEL at the forefront of exciting new developments in
embedded wireless systems,” said Rishi Bhardwaj, PCTEL’s Senior
Vice President and GM, Connected Solutions. “We are also
customizing our 802.11ax antenna system designs and integrating
them with enterprise or industrial-grade devices, such as access
points, routers, and set-top boxes.”
PCTEL will show its 802.11ax reference design to select
customers at January 9-12 at CES 2018, Booth # 40374 in Las Vegas.
Contact jeorge.olague@pctel.com to arrange an appointment.
About PCTEL
PCTEL, Inc. provides Performance Critical
TELecom technology solutions. We are a leading global
supplier of antennas and wireless network testing solutions. Our
precision antennas are deployed in small cells, enterprise Wi-Fi
access points, fleet management and transit systems, and in
equipment and devices for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).
We offer in-house design, testing, radio integration, and
manufacturing capabilities for our antenna customers. PCTEL’s test
and measurement tools improve the performance of wireless networks
globally, with a focus on LTE, public safety, and emerging 5G
technologies. Network operators, neutral hosts, and equipment
manufacturers rely on our scanning receivers and testing solutions
to analyze, design, and optimize their networks.
For more information, please visit our website at
http://www.pctel.com/.
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