This year s all-virtual tech showcase shined a spotlight on the next generation of wireless connections, with brand-new routers that can transmit in 6GHz.
MaxLinear’s New WAV664 Wi-Fi SoC Selected for Wi-Fi Alliance® Wi-Fi 6E Certification Test Bed
MaxLinear’s New WAV664 Wi-Fi SoC Selected for Wi-Fi Alliance® Wi-Fi 6E Certification Test Bed MaxLinear Inc. (NYSE: MXL), a leading provider of radio frequency (RF), analog, digital and mixed-signal integrated circuits, today announced that Wi-Fi Alliance has selected the MaxLinear WAV664 as an official Wi-Fi 6E test bed device. The second MaxLinear device to hold such an honor, the Home Wi-Fi Chipset WAV600 Series is part of the Wi-Fi Alliance Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6„¢ test bed. The WAV664 delivers speeds up to 4.8Gbps in the 6GHz band enabling routers and gateways to deliver multi-gigabit Wi-Fi speeds and provide higher-quality user experiences for applications in Ultra HD, 4k and 8k video streaming especially in dense environments. In addition, the WAV664 SoC supports up to 256 clients simultaneously and optimizes transmission on each device for enhanced total network efficienc