Computex: Qualcomm Expands 802.11ac MU-MIMO Product Portfolio for Wi-Fi Access Points and Routers
Qualcomm's subsidiary, Qualcomm Atheros, unveiled at Computex new 802.11ac Wave 2 solutions that combine multi-user multi-input/multi-output (MU-MIMO), support for 160 MHz channels and 4x4 antenna configurations to offer higher performance Wi-Fi connectivity.
Qualcomm Atheros is adding two new products - the QCA9984 for home routers and QCA9994 for enterprise access points - that extend the capabilities of its Qualcomm MU EFX line up.
Both products offer enhanced MU-MIMO, with support for four simultaneous streams. They support a wider 160MHz contiguous and 80+80MHz non-contiguous 802.11ac channels - offering double the capacity of the existing 80MHz channels. The QCA9994 further supports 5/10 MHz narrow channels for public safety applications. Bandwidth agility allows the radio to move between channel widths on a packet-by-packet basis and achieve greater spectrum efficiency and throughput.
The latest Qualcomm VIVE with Qualcomm MU EFX solutions are sampling now, with customers such as TP-Link incorporating the QCA9984 into its designs.
Qualcomm also hopes to put its chips in more low-cost Android tablets through a partnership with Chinese chip maker Allwinner.
As part of the agreement, Allwinner will push Qualcomm's Snapdragon 410 and 210 chips with integrated LTE into low-cost Android tablets distributed worldwide.
The deal offers an opportunity for Qualcomm to grow in the Chinese market, where the company was hit with problems in recent years.
Both products offer enhanced MU-MIMO, with support for four simultaneous streams. They support a wider 160MHz contiguous and 80+80MHz non-contiguous 802.11ac channels - offering double the capacity of the existing 80MHz channels. The QCA9994 further supports 5/10 MHz narrow channels for public safety applications. Bandwidth agility allows the radio to move between channel widths on a packet-by-packet basis and achieve greater spectrum efficiency and throughput.
The latest Qualcomm VIVE with Qualcomm MU EFX solutions are sampling now, with customers such as TP-Link incorporating the QCA9984 into its designs.
Qualcomm also hopes to put its chips in more low-cost Android tablets through a partnership with Chinese chip maker Allwinner.
As part of the agreement, Allwinner will push Qualcomm's Snapdragon 410 and 210 chips with integrated LTE into low-cost Android tablets distributed worldwide.
The deal offers an opportunity for Qualcomm to grow in the Chinese market, where the company was hit with problems in recent years.
