Qualcomm Atheros, a subsidiary of Qualcommis announced that AVM, a leading home networking manufacturer is introducing products based on Qualcomm® VIVE™ 802.11ac chipsets with Qualcomm® MU | EFX MU-MIMO technology. AVM will introduce a new FRITZ! Box router based on the Qualcomm IPQ and 4-stream 802.11ac with MU-MIMO products, targeting both retail and carrier segments.
Qualcomm Atheros early this year released the new 801.11ac 2.0 WiFi solution that promises 3x the speed to improve Wi-Fi performance for the growing number of connected devices on home, business and public networks. The chip maker is introducing the QCA9377, which extends the performance benefits of MU | EFX to notebooks, TVs, cameras, and other consumer electronics that are connecting to increasingly crowded Wi-Fi networks. The single-stream 11ac + Bluetooth 4.1 combination chip is designed to provide the best possible performance with reduced power consumption, said Qualcomm Atheros.
The new QCA9377 enables high-speed Wi-Fi connectivity and enriched media experiences for laptops, notebooks, connected TVs, media adapters, audio and gaming systems. It is also optimized for energy efficiency, which is critical to extending the battery life of portable devices, said Qualcomm.
Peter Faxel, executive vice president of products and technology and member of the board, AVM
At the Broadband World Forum in Amsterdam, we will show the first over-the-air live demonstration with a FRITZ!Box and Qualcomm Atheros MU-MIMO chipset. The upcoming Wave 2 standard offers higher data throughput and is one of the best wireless LAN for smartphones and tablets.
Cristiano Amon, executive vice president and co-president of Qualcomm Technologies
Consumers are constantly looking for a faster, more efficient Wi-Fi experience. Qualcomm and companies like AVM are working to ensure that consumers can easily access and enjoy 4k video, gaming and other latency-sensitive activities by delivering reliable high performance connectivity. Qualcomm’s Wi-Fi leadership continues with the only MU-MIMO solution ecosystem to span from access points to client devices to help accelerate the performance benefits of Wi-Fi to meet the needs of today’s consumers.
