The industry’s first 10G Wave 3 WiFi product family

10G Wave 3 is a revolutionary new way for WiFi networks to operate. As WiFi usage continues to explode, 10G Wave 3 provides the flexibility and scalability to meet the growing demand for WiFi capacity. Quantenna is the first and only company implementing 10G Wave 3 to support speeds up to 10Gb/s. This milestone speed benchmark for WiFi is attained by combining the industry’s first True 8x8 MIMO configuration for 5GHz networks with a 4x4 MIMO configuration on 2.4GHz networks for a combined 12-stream configuration.

Quantenna’s 10G Wave 3 platform delivers the maximum capacity within the minimum spectrum so that more streams can be simultaneously transmitted with improved range and reliability. This means that 802.11 WiFi access points or gateways using Quantenna’s 10G Wave 3 product family can support more clients, each running more efficiently for such demanding applications as real-time video, OTT video, voice, IoT and other services. Even Single-User MIMO (SU-MIMO), 1x1 and 2x2 client performance is vastly improved, ensuring that the millions of currently shipping mainstream smart phones, tablets and notebook PCs will also benefit from an improved WiFi experience.

According to ABI Research, over 1.5bn products with 802.11ac will ship worldwide by the end of 2015. “Shipments of devices which support the 802.11ac standard grew significantly in 2014 and 2015," said Philip Solis, Research Director, ABI. "Rising demand for home access points that can manage and support the dozens of WiFi devices is generating an immense opportunity for leading component suppliers, such as Quantenna, who are early to market with innovative solutions.”

The QSR10G Wave 3 product family also supports a unique adaptive MIMO architecture. This enables 10G Wave 3 access points to maximise overall network performance, delivering the best possible capacity across all client devices. This is important as the mix of legacy and new client devices are changing, as end consumers adopt more devices with 802.11ac.

“In WiFi access points more antennas are always better, but 10G Wave 3 is not just about 8x8 MU-MIMO and faster speeds. It’s about making better use of network and airtime efficiency to support the growing number of connected devices, services and applications,” commented Dr. Sam Heidari, CEO, Quantenna. “After pioneering the WiFi industry with 4x4 MIMO, we’ve gained a deep understanding of real-world channel behaviour in crowded environments. These insights have led to the creation of 10G Wave 3 and the world’s first 8x8 MIMO, which are poised to revolutionise the WiFi experience.”

In addition, 10G Wave 3 allows access points to support up to four simultaneous MU-MIMO clients per group. This means more total system capacity and aggregate throughput can be supported, a trend that continues unabated, as the number of clients increases per household over time. More consumers will experience the fastest, most reliable video streaming experience, faster downloads and uploads, and better performance even at extremely long distances, in challenging high-density WiFi home environments and outdoor applications like WiFi hotspots.