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MaxLinear Announces World's First Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 7 Tri-band Single Chip Solutions and Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 7 Tri-band Access Point

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MaxLinear, Inc., a global leader in broadband access and gateway solutions, today announced its Wi-Fi 7 chipsets and Tri-band Access Point were certified by Wi-Fi Alliance and selected as one of the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 7 test bed devices. Wi-Fi Alliance's Wi-Fi 7 certification helps verify that upcoming Wi-Fi 7 devices can seamlessly interoperate and deliver the high-performance promises of the new standard. The inclusion of MaxLinear's innovative, single-chip Wi-Fi 7 solution in the verification process exemplifies its continuing commitment to pushing the boundaries of in-home communications and reshaping the way service providers build access and connectivity networks.

"At MaxLinear, we're not just leading the pack with Wi-Fi 7 technology; we're redefining it. Our single-chip tri-band device is an industry first, symbolizing a giant leap in wireless communication," said Will Torgerson, VP/GM Broadband Group. "With our focus on power efficiency and peak performance, we're at the forefront of the Wi-Fi 7 revolution, offering blazing-fast speeds, reduced latency, and robust connectivity. As part of the Wi-Fi Alliance, we celebrate 25 years of Wi-Fi innovation and remain committed to advancing a connected world where our groundbreaking solutions enable seamless, multi-gigabit broadband access."




"Wi-Fi CERTIFIED helps ensure advanced Wi-Fi 7 features are deployed in a consistent way to help deliver high-quality user experiences," said Kevin Robinson, president and CEO, Wi-Fi Alliance. "Test bed vendors like MaxLinear make up an important group of companies that are committed to bringing high-quality Wi-Fi 7 to market."

The test bed uses MaxLinear's Tri-band Access Point product with three frequency bands: 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz using MaxLinear's single Wi-Fi SoC. The Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 7 Access Point improves speeds, capacity, and efficiency, making them ideal for high-density environments. The access point includes the advanced features of 4K QAM, Multi Link Operations (MLO), Multi RU and puncturing, MU-MIMO, OFDMA, advanced beamforming, and power-saving enhancements.

The MaxLinear Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 7 SoC product family (MxL31712 and MxL31708) is based on the upcoming IEEE 802.11be standard (Extremely High Throughput - EHT) and delivers 11.5 Gbps of peak throughput on 6 GHz (6E) spectrum, delivering speeds twice as fast as the previous Wi-Fi 6 generation. As a result of its innovative architecture which combines the Tri-band Access Point into a single Wi-Fi SoC, MaxLinear's Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 7 SoCs show superior performance and latency both in Single User Single Link as well as Multi Link and Multi User scenarios - all of this with optimized bill of materials (BOM) and best in class low power modes.

At CES, MaxLinear will showcase the ultra-low power consumption of its Wi-Fi 7 based XGSPON Home Gateway platform, consuming less than 5.7 watts in idle mode and between 7.4 to 9 watts under typical use case scenarios.

Consumer demand for uses such as 4K and 8K video, electronic gaming, immersive 3D (metaverse), generative AI, remote health monitoring, and in-home IoT devices such as security cameras and thermostats drives the need for more bandwidth that can bring higher throughputs and lower latency. Wi-Fi 7 offers a significant technological advancement, enhancing latency, speed, range, reliability, and improved security. For more information on the advanced features of Wi-Fi 7, read the Wi-Fi Alliance announcement introducing Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 7.

Will Torgerson, VP/GM for MaxLinear's Broadband Group, will talk more about the importance of Wi-Fi 7 to the market on The Signal, the Wi-Fi Alliance podcast during CES 2024.

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Awkward wording. Is it "WiFi7 Certified" or "WiFI Certified 7 something..."? It's not the same meaning.
IEEE has not yet released final WiFi7 spec, so can anything be certified for WiFi7 at this moment?
 

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Awkward wording. Is it "WiFi7 Certified" or "WiFI Certified 7 something..."? It's not the same meaning.
IEEE has not yet released final WiFi7 spec, so can anything be certified for WiFi7 at this moment?
IEEE isn't in charge of that, it's the WiFi Alliance and I missed to post this yesterday, but it's up now.
 
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