Wi-Fi Alliance® Selects the MaxLinear WAV664 as an Official Wi-Fi 6E Test Bed Device
January 07, 2021 at 06:35 pm EST
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MaxLinear, Inc. announced that Wi-Fi Alliance® has selected the MaxLinear WAV664 as an official Wi-Fi 6E test bed device. The second MaxLinear device to hold such an honor, the Home Wi-Fi Chipset WAV600 Series is part of the Wi-Fi Alliance Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6™ test bed. The WAV664 delivers speeds up to 4.8Gbps in the 6GHz band enabling routers and gateways to deliver multi-gigabit Wi-Fi speeds and provide higher-quality user experiences for applications in Ultra HD, 4k and 8k video streaming especially in dense environments. In addition, the WAV664 SoC supports up to 256 clients simultaneously and optimizes transmission on each device for enhanced total network efficiency allowing access points to meet the accelerating demand for high bandwidth and low latency. Wi-Fi 6E is a new certification from Wi-Fi Alliance® for Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6 devices that support the new 6GHz spectrum. Wi-Fi 6E certification enables worldwide interoperability of Wi-Fi 6E devices. The 6GHz band adds 1.2GHz of spectrum, a threefold increase in capacity over combined spectrum available in 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands. It enables support of up to seven contiguous 160MHz channels for bandwidth-intensive applications. Wi-Fi 6E enables better user experience with reduced latency for gaming, video conferencing and time sensitive applications while improving the aggregate network performance. MaxLinear’s WAV664 Wi-Fi 6E SoC offers fast and consistent connectivity for Wi-Fi 6E devices on the 6GHz spectrum in routers and gateways as well as intelligent range extenders in cable, xDSL, fiber and consumer retail infrastructure. WAV664 key features include: IEEE 802.11ax Compliant; Wi-Fi Alliance ® Wi-Fi 6E certification; Supports operation in 6GHz Spectrum from U-NII-5 to U-NII-8 (Total: 1.2GHz); 4.8 Gbps PHY Rate; Up to 160MHz; Up to four Spatial Streams; OFDMA; and Mu-MIMO. Applications: Service Provider Gateways; and Routers, Access Points, Extenders & Repeaters.
MaxLinear, Inc. is a provider of radio frequency (RF), analog, digital and mixed-signal integrated circuits for access and connectivity, wired and wireless infrastructure, and industrial and multi-market applications. It is engaged in providing communications systems-on-chip (SoC), solutions used in broadband, mobile and wireline infrastructure, data center, and industrial and multi-market applications. Its customers include electronics distributors, module makers, original equipment manufacturers, and original design manufacturers, who incorporate its products in a range of electronic devices, such as broadband modems compliant with data over cable service interface specifications, passive optical network, and digital subscriber line; Wi-Fi and wireline routers for home networking; radio transceivers and modems for 4G/5G base-station and backhaul infrastructure; optical transceivers targeting hyperscale data centers; as well as power management and interface products used in markets.
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