Qualcomm today announced IPQ8074, its latest 2GHz quad-core 802.11ax integrated SoC designed to deliver maximum capacity, range and performance for the next generation of enterprise access points, carrier gateways and consumer routers. It also announced QCA6290 802.11ax client device SoC for homes, enterprises, public venues and other high-traffic areas, and automobiles.
Qualcomm’s 802.11ax solutions support 12-streams (eight 5GHz and four 2.4GHz), 8×8 MU-MIMO, 80 MHz channels and other features to maximize capacity and coverage.
“The IPQ8074 is Qualcomm’s first 802.11ax network solution, designed to meet the growing demands of increasingly crowded and dense Wi-Fi environments. It offers the optimal 11ax configuration to bring unprecedented capacity and coverage to Wi-Fi networks, and supports several unique features to ensure the best possible Wi-Fi performance for all types of applications,” said the company.
“The QCA6290 is a state-of-the-art 802.11ax client device supporting 2×2 configuration and 802.11 ac Wav-2/ax WLAN standards. When paired with an 8×8 MU-MIMO supported access point, it can provide up to 4x increase in user throughput, and up to 2/3rd reduction in Wi-Fi power consumption, delivering a superior user experience in crowded scenarios,” it added.
Qualcomm IPQ8074 specifications
- 2 GHz quad-core (4x ARM Cortex A53) CPU based on 14 nm FinFET process tech
- WiFi – 802.11ax (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz), 12×12 (8×8 5GHz + 4×4 2.4 GHz)
- Wi-Fi Features – MU-MIMO, OFDMA, 1024 QAM, Advanced QoS, Uplink scheduling, TxBF and Wi-Fi SON
- DDR4, DDR3L memory and Serial NOR and NAND flash
- Wi-Fi Security – WAPI, TKIP, AES-GCMP, AES-CCMP, WEP, WPA, WPS, WPA2, 802.11i security, PRNG
- Supported Interfaces – PCIe 2.0, USB 3.0, SD/eMMC, UART, SDIO, PCM, I²S, SPI, I²C, LTE, Ethernet, Bluetooth, LCD
- Home Networks: Routers, Enterprise Networks: Enterprise Access Points, Carrier Networks: Wi-Fi Backhaul and Broadband Gateways
- Peak speed 4.8 Gbps
Qualcomm QCA6290 specifications
- Form Factor – Laptops, Smartphones, Tablets
- Wi-Fi Standards – 802.11ax, 802.11ac Wave 2, 802.11n, 802.11a/b/g
- Wi-Fi Spectral Bands – 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz
- Peak Speed – 1.775 Gbps
- Channel Utilization – 20/40/80 MHz
- MIMO Configuration – 2×2 (2-stream)
- Wi-Fi Features – MU-MIMO, Dual-band simultaneous (DBS), 8×8 Sounding, Target Wake-up Time (TWT)
Qualcomm IPQ8074 and QCA6290 are expected to be sampled for OEMs in the first half of 2017.