Qualcomm Says New 802.11ac Wave 2 Router Offers More-Efficient Wi-Fi Connectivity
Qualcomm Atheros bowed new 802.11ac Wave 2 products combining multi-user multi-input/multi-output (MU-MIMO) support for 160 MHz channels and 4x4 antenna configurations that are said to deliver higher performance and more-efficient Wi-Fi connectivity. The QCA9984 home router supports up to four…
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simultaneous streams -- 160 MHz contiguous and 80+80 MHz non-contiguous 802.11ac channels -- while also supporting 5/10 MHz narrow channels for public safety applications, Qualcomm said. Additional features include the ability to move seamlessly between channel widths on a packet-by-packet basis to achieve better spectrum efficiency and throughput, the company said, and compatibility with QCA998x and QCA999x solutions for a seamless transition from existing designs. Qualcomm Atheros also launched a hybrid wireless range extender with HomePlug AV2 (HPAV2) multi-input/multi-output (MIMO) powerline and 802.11ac Wi-Fi technologies. A new HomePlug AV2 single-input/single output (SISO) system is said to bring reliability to mainstream broadband equipment. Both powerline technologies are based on the HomePlug AV2 standard, Qualcomm said. The REH152 range extender combines the HomePlug AV2 chipset, said to improve current HomePlug performance by a factor of two to three, with 802.11ac system-on-chip technology to create a dual-band, dual concurrent wireless hot spot anywhere it's plugged in, it said. The REH152’s gigabit ethernet port provides a wired connection to nearby stationary devices, and can be used as an energy-efficient repeater to increase coverage, the company said.