Windows 10: Qualcomm discusses the arrival of Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 6E

Brink · Jan 28, 2021

These are challenging times, where global shifts in how labor, education, and healthcare are delivered are likewise testing connectivity ecosystems in homes, businesses, and beyond. With more devices requiring increased high bandwidth/low latency than ever before, a race to deliver next-gen Wi-Fi connectivity is accelerating before our eyes. ABI Research reports that the global rate of adoption for Wi-Fi 6, the latest and most impactful generation of Wi-Fi ever, tripled in 2020 compared to the year prior. Wi-Fi 6 adds new techniques to deliver massive capacity, along with an enormous surge in performance and network stability to the many devices populating our congested environments.

Wi-Fi 6 Performance Profiled

Weâve previously discussed how and why our differentiated approach makes a simple choice for our customers building routers and smartphones that are designed to deliver the full promise of Wi-Fi 6. We are now multiple generations into our Wi-Fi 6 portfolios, spanning our Qualcomm FastConnect Systems for mobile and compute to our Qualcomm Networking Pro Series and Qualcomm Immersive Home Platforms that deliver distinctive Wi-Fi 6 network architectures for enterprise, carrier, and retail home implementations, respectively. The future is here, with products based on these platforms and technologies becoming commercially available.

An excellent illustration of our promise realized is a pair of devices launched by Xiaomi last month: the Mi Router AX6000 (featuring our Immersive Home 216 platform), and the Mi 11 smartphone based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Mobile Platform, which attaches our FastConnect 6900 system. A promotional https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGlne6U0OPs&feature=youtu.be of a Xiaomi demo pits a Mi 11 smartphone against a competitorâs Wi-Fi 6 silicon found in another commercially available smartphone. The results speak for themselves. Look for an upcoming blog post that takes a deeper dive into a similar scenario, with a focus on supporting uplink traffic â an increasingly critical consideration in our seemingly endless video-conferencing reality.

Over the coming months, weâre excited to see more smartphones, PCs, routers, access points, and other devices deliver this kind of performance. These devices, along with others recently launched like the H3C BX54 Router and many more based on our Wi-Fi 6 technology, can be viewed in our device finders for networking and mobile.

New spectrum for Wi-Fi 6

Another exciting development is the Wi-Fi Allianceâs announcement of its Wi-Fi 6E certification program. The certification program is a critical milestone signaling the imminent arrival of commercial products applying Wi-Fi 6 features to new spectrum (learn all about Wi-Fi 6E and 6GHz spectrum). From the start, Qualcomm Technologies has been well represented in the collection of devices passing certification (aka, the âofficial testbedâ&#157 â meaning our customers can leverage our technologies to deliver Wi-Fi 6E certified products right away.

While the first Wi-Fi 6E smartphones are just arriving and full market penetration will take a bit longer, there is immediate Wi-Fi 6E value for consumers in the form of Wi-Fi 6E Mesh Networks. A system like the recently announced Linksys AXE8400, based on our Networking Pro 1210 platform, leverages our Qualcomm Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6 technology to dynamically access the 6GHz band for both backhaul and fronthaul traffic. This implementation of Wi-Fi 6E uses our most advanced mesh technology designed to boost overall performance for every device (Wi-Fi 4, 5, 6, or 6E) in the home decongesting the airwaves and leveraging multi-gigabit backhaul capabilities.

With 6GHz available today in the U.S., U.K., South Korea, and Chile, comprehensive global roll-out of the 6GHz spectrum is quickening. Many other regions are anticipated to follow suit within the year.

As the overall acceleration of Wi-Fi 6 continues, we expect the proliferation of Wi-Fi 6E to accelerate as well. And not a minute too soon.
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Brink · Jan 28, 2021

Wi-Fi Alliance brings Wi-Fi 6 into 6 GHz as Wi-Fi 6E

Wi-Fi 6E will rapidly deliver benefits in 6 GHz once available

Wi-Fi Alliance® is introducing new terminology to distinguish forthcoming Wi-Fi 6 devices that are capable of 6 GHz operation, an important portion of unlicensed spectrum that may soon be made available by regulators around the world. Wi-Fi 6E brings a common industry name for Wi-Fi® users to identify devices that will offer the features and capabilities of Wi-Fi 6 – including higher performance, lower latency, and faster data rates – extended into the 6 GHz band. Wi-Fi 6E devices are expected to become available quickly following 6 GHz regulatory approvals, utilizing this additional spectrum capacity to deliver continuous Wi-Fi innovation and valuable contributions to consumers, businesses and economies.

Wi-Fi is ready to utilize 6 GHz spectrum as it becomes available around the world. Wi-Fi Alliance continues to support international advocacy efforts to make this additional spectrum available to Wi-Fi users, while also protecting existing devices in the band. Wi-Fi has been recognized as a foundational technology for the Internet of Things, a necessary complement to delivering 5G, an important tool bringing communication networks to underserved areas, and a strong contributor to global economies. 6 GHz is well suited to facilitate Wi-Fi’s continued growth in these areas due to its adjacency to 5 GHz where Wi-Fi already operates, greater availability of wider channel sizes, and accessibility to clear spectrum with less interference from legacy Wi-Fi 4 or Wi-Fi 5 devices.
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Source: Wi-Fi Alliance(R) brings Wi-Fi 6 into 6 GHz | Wi-Fi Alliance

Brink · Jan 28, 2021

Qualcomm FastConnect 6700 and 6900 with Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2

Unprecedented mobile performance demands require unparalleled connectivity innovation. Together with our 5G leadership driven by our Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile Platforms, two new Qualcomm FastConnect connectivity systems are raising the bar for the next generation of mobile Wi-Fi and Bluetooth performance.

The Qualcomm FastConnect 6900 and 6700 Mobile Connectivity Systems are built from the ground up to meet the challenges of today’s and tomorrow’s immersive mobile experiences. Signature Wi-Fi 6 series features are now available in the newly minted 6 GHz band, or Wi-Fi 6E, for multi-gigabit speeds (up to 3.6 Gbps with FastConnect 6900), low latency performance, and superior Wi-Fi capacity. In parallel, integrated Bluetooth 5.2 and advanced audio features deliver meaningful improvements to audio quality, reliability, and responsiveness.

What does this mean for your future smartphones and computing devices? For starters, you get Wi-Fi powerful enough to serve as a backbone for burgeoning mobile gaming and augmented reality apps as well as Bluetooth audio fit to handle today’s gaming and video lip sync challenges and emerging audio sharing scenarios. In other words, whether you’re running a mission-critical application, playing your favorite online game with your friends, or streaming episodes of your favorite show in 4K, the FastConnect 6900 and 6700 systems can easily meet your Wi-Fi and Bluetooth needs, even in heavily congested areas.

New 6 GHz spectrum + new FastConnect systems = new Wi-Fi experiences

It would be difficult to overstate the impact of the FCC’s recent decision to allocate almost 1,200 MHz of new spectrum in the 6 GHz band for unlicensed use in the U.S. This new spectrum band more than triples the total spectrum now available for Wi-Fi, but that’s just the beginning. The 6 GHz band is largely unoccupied, meaning it’s impervious to interference from two decades of legacy devices, and new devices will utilize Wi-Fi 6 capabilities and efficiencies making better use of the band from Day 1. The spectrum is also contiguous, making widespread utilization of wider (faster) channels, such as 160 MHz channels, much more practical.

Think of it this way – no matter how fast you want to drive, you can’t move faster than the traffic ahead. Stuck behind a slow-moving truck, even a Ferrari will have to tap the brakes. However, with one of these FastConnect systems under the hood, it can shift onto the 6 GHz highway with several wide and empty lanes (making slow moving traffic a thing of the past).

While the new spectrum creates a massive opportunity for connectivity innovation, as is the case with any new technology, implementation matters most. Here’s how we’re leading the pack with our Wi-Fi 6E connectivity systems:

Portfolio optimizations to accelerate 6 GHz benefits for premium and mass-market smartphone tiers:

FastConnect 6900 boasts staggering 3.6 Gbps speeds – the fastest of any mobile Wi-Fi offering in the industry – delivering performance fit for premium devices and experiences.

FastConnect 6700 delivers impressive Wi-Fi 6E performance, approaching 3 Gbps for mass-market smartphone tiers.

Already available with our FastConnect 6800-enabled platforms, our differentiated multi-user traffic management techniques, with universal support for uplink and downlink MU-MIMO and OFDMA technologies, are forged from decades of research and development. These technologies pay even higher dividends in the 6 GHz band where higher capacity and channel bandwidths are offered.

These eye-catching performance specs are the results of a number of key capabilities:

Qualcomm® 4K QAM: This advanced modulation technique sends more data over a set amount of Wi-Fi spectrum than those who might be leveraging 1K QAM.

4-Stream (2x2 + 2x2) Dual Band Simultaneous (DBS): This game changing feature, which is now available with 6 GHz operation on FastConnect 6900, provides for a myriad of possible ways to harness multiple antennas and bands to transmit or receive data. This capability provides superior performance without tradeoffs common in other two-stream implementations.

Dual-band 160-MHz channel support: This high-bandwidth feature harnesses up to seven additional non-overlapping channels in the 6 GHz band, in addition to those already available in the 5-GHz band.

VR-class low latency: Applying our Wi-Fi 6 and connectivity know-how to the 6 GHz band helps us drive latency down to <3 ms for a new class of responsiveness, providing the foundation for explosive growth in mobile gaming and XR applications.

Alongside Wi-Fi 6E, FastConnect 6900 and 6700 subsystems are packed with Bluetooth innovation to meet the growing need of high-quality, responsive, and robust audio connections for mobile gaming, video conferencing, wireless video streaming, and other mobile applications. For example, support for the latest Bluetooth 5.2 standard in a Dual Bluetooth Antenna configuration means increased reliability and range. In addition, Qualcomm aptX Adaptive and aptX Voicecan deliver 96-kHz music and 32-kHz voice call quality — wire-class audio without the wires. And Bluetooth link and codec innovations deliver superior responsiveness. Devices with FastConnect systems on board are ready to harness emerging LE audio experiences such as audio sharing and one-to-many broadcasts like listening to a song, movie, or voice call on multiple headsets.

A leader in wireless innovation for more than 30 years, Qualcomm Technologies is continually raising the bar for state-of-the-art connectivity and driving transitions across Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and cellular. Building on our mobile leadership and R&D investment, FastConnect 6900 and 6700 systems are designed to address modern connectivity challenges and demands, and lay a strong Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth audio foundation. With the power of 5G and the premium performance of our Snapdragon Mobile Platforms, we’re helping our customers deliver next-generation connectivity and the mobile experiences users deserve.

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Qualcomm FastConnect: Raising the bar for mobile connectivity with advanced Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth audio

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Brink · Jan 28, 2021

Qualcomm Unveils Networking Pro Series Platforms for Wi-Fi 6

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), today announced Qualcomm® Networking Pro Series platforms, its second-generation Wi-Fi 6 networking offerings, designed to deliver the ultimate Wi-Fi 6 connectivity experience across the widest range of applications. At Qualcomm® Wi-Fi 6 Day in San Francisco, executives are demonstrating the Qualcomm Networking Pro Series, comprised of four platforms, the 1200, 800, 600, and 400, distinguished by format, scale of application, and computing needs. The platforms leverage the company’s unique Wi-Fi 6 architecture and approach and are designed for densely congested networks, onboarding of hundreds of devices without degradation of user experience, and high performance.

Modern networks are overmatched by the number of devices and data demands placed on them in the most densely populated environments today. Networks must meet expectations for high bandwidth, low latency, and with fair and simultaneous access. This reality belies the promise of the Wi-Fi 6 standard and demands a new architectural approach to wireless networking silicon optimized for this environment. The Qualcomm Networking Pro Series platforms are built for the dense connectivity requirements of modern Wi-Fi networks, with Wi-Fi 6 features offering increased network capacity for high-density environments such as university lecture halls, malls, stadiums, and office buildings.

“Wi-Fi 6 is a transformational reimagining of how Wi-Fi works, a leap forward arriving alongside 5G and designed to accommodate the massive surge of connected devices,” said Nick Kucharewski, vice president and general manager, wireless infrastructure and networking, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. “The Qualcomm Networking Pro Series platforms raise the bar for the management of the ever-growing number of connected devices, the variation and complexity of those devices’ data needs, and the quality of the overall connectivity experiences they deliver.”

“The proliferation of connected devices combined with exploding demand for video streaming and other types of real-time data are straining the average Wi-Fi network,” said Mike Feibus, president and principal analyst at industry research firm FeibusTech. “Wi-Fi 6 is built to address the needs of modern Wi-Fi networks, offering increased network capacity for high-density environments.”

Qualcomm Networking Pro Series Platforms

The Qualcomm Networking Pro Series spans four tiered platforms designed to provide OEMs with maximum flexibility. Each platform leverages all elements of Qualcomm Technologies’ Wi-Fi 6 differentiated feature implementation, but is distinguished by format, scale of application, and computing profile:

Qualcomm Networking Pro 1200 Platform (supports up to 12 spatial streams of Wi-Fi 6 connectivity with up to 2.2GHz Quad-core A53 processor)

Qualcomm Networking Pro 800 Platform (supports up to 8 spatial streams of Wi-Fi 6 connectivity with up to 1.4GHz Quad-core A53 processor)

Qualcomm Networking Pro 600 Platform (supports up to 6 spatial streams of Wi-Fi 6 connectivity with up to 1.0GHz Quad-core A53 processor)

Qualcomm Networking Pro 400 Platform (supports up to 4 spatial streams of Wi-Fi 6 connectivity with up to 1.0GHz Quad-core A53 processor)

Derived from decades of R&D and proven engineering expertise across multiple connectivity portfolios, the Qualcomm Networking Pro Series platforms bring a highly differentiated portfolio of features that go far beyond the standards to deliver superior performance outcomes:

8x8 radio support – Qualcomm Networking Pro Series platforms expand overall available capacity by offering up to 12 full streams of Wi-Fi 6 connectivity (in the 1200 tier), including 8 streams of Wi-Fi 6 connectivity in the 5GHz band.

Qualcomm Technologies’ multi-use scheduling algorithms represent a distinctly differentiated form of traffic management for Wi-Fi. Through its advanced implementation of Wi-Fi 6 protocol standards, networks built on Qualcomm Networking Pro Series platforms can set a new benchmark for prioritizing network access for large numbers of connected clients:

MU-MIMO: Qualcomm Networking Pro Series platforms support MU-MIMO in the uplink and downlink across all bands, ensuring maximum capacity (up to 12 independent chains of Wi-Fi to simultaneously connect MU-MIMO capable clients).

OFDMA: Qualcomm Networking Pro Series platforms support OFDMA in the uplink and downlink across all bands with up to support for 37 users per 5GHz channel used.

Qualcomm Networking Pro Series platforms employ Qualcomm Technologies’ highly differentiated maximum user networking architecture, a unique design developed through research and development into extreme high-density deployments. This network architecture has been designed to successfully associate and maintain connectivity for up to 1500 clients simultaneously, making it the ideal architecture for a host of next-gen enterprise and carrier-class deployments.

The Qualcomm Networking Pro 1200 platform supports unique reconfiguration or wireless resources. Customers can design for either dual- or tri-radio operation (8x8 + 4x4 or 4x4 + 4x4 + 4x4) without the need to add a separate radio component.

Qualcomm Networking Pro Series platforms support the Wi-Fi 6 modulation scheme, 1024QAM, enabling up to 38% higher raw throughput vs. Wi-Fi 5.

Security: Qualcomm Technologies’ security implementation translates to support for the full WPA3 security suite (Personal, Enterprise, Opportunistic Wireless Encryption, Easy Connect).

“We are pleased to be working closely with many of the networking industry leaders as we work to bring the benefits of Wi-Fi 6 to next generation networks,” emphasized Kucharewski.
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Source: Qualcomm Unveils Networking Pro Series Platforms that Aim to Set a New Benchmark in Wi-Fi 6 Performance | Qualcomm

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Wi-Fi 6 | Qualcomm

Qualcomm Networking Pro Series platforms are fully realizing Wi-Fi 6

Qualcomm Demonstrates Accelerating Wi-Fi 6 Momentum and Highlights Key Inflection Point in Wireless Connectivity Evolution | Qualcomm

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