- Next-generation Wi-Fi 8 prioritizes predictability and reliability over speed.
- Broadcom Announces Wi-Fi 8 Chips for Home, Enterprise and Edge Use
- The chipmaker is also opening up its Wi-Fi 8 platform to boost the adoption of artificial intelligence technologies.
Broadcom has unveiled a new family of Wi-Fi 8 chips that it says will power the next generation of smart wireless connections.
The chipmaker is building an ecosystem that supports AI-powered devices at the network edge, spanning everything from consumer gateways to enterprise hotspots and connected vehicles.
As we wrote earlier, Wi-Fi 8 represents a new direction in wireless technology.Just as earlier standards pursued ever-higher peak speeds, Wi-Fi 8 is more focused on reliability, latency, and the ability to maintain performance even under heavy loads.
Today's networks are no longer designed to just load data, but rather handle a mixture of voice, video, sensor data, and machine learning workloads that must travel in both directions with minimal latency.
Broadcom's new Wi-Fi 8 chips – The BCM6718 for home networks, the BCM43840 and BCM43820 for enterprise use, and the BCM43109 for edge wireless clients such as smartphones, laptops and cars are built on a telemetry engine that continuously measures network behavior.
This mechanism will make Wi-Fi more responsive, helping networks adapt in real time as devices move or signal conditions change.
Mark Gonickberg, senior vice president and general manager of Broadcom's wireless and connectivity business, said: “Wi-Fi 8 represents a fundamental shift in our approach to wireless broadband. The transition to the 'age of artificial intelligence' requires networks that are fast, intelligent, adaptive and highly reliable. Broadcom Products Wi-Fi 8 is carefully designed to deliver the AI-ready, high performance, low latency and predictability that modern AI demands.”
The company strives to make its offers even more attractive to partners.
“We're taking it up a notch by bringing our industry-leading Wi-Fi 8 solutions to the broader industry through flexible licensing options to accelerate the adoption of Edge AI,” Gonickberg said.
By licensing its intellectual property, Broadcom aims to create an open, AI-enabled platform that scales faster with a broader base of compatible devices.
According to Kevin Robinson, President and CEO of the Wi-Fi Alliance, “Wi-Fi 8 will usher in a new era of high-performance connectivity, delivering more advanced applications, immersive experiences, and ultra-reliable multi-gigabit connectivity to users around the world. Broadcom's early innovations are helping to accelerate the ecosystem and ensure that Wi-Fi will continue to be a strong and reliable foundation for connectivity.”
Broadcom Wi-Fi 8 chips are currently being tested to select partners.
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