Broadcom announces the first 802.11ac 5G Wi-Fi chips

We’ve been waiting for the 802.11n successor to arrive, and today Broadcom finally made it official. The global semiconductor company announced the first series of IEEE 802.11ac chips based on the 5th generation of Wi-Fi technology. This 5G Wi-Fi, which should not be confused with cellular 3G or 4G, is three times faster and six times more power efficient than its 802.11n counterparts.
Broadcom will kick off its 5G products with the PCIe-based BCM4360, a chip that’ll attain speeds up to 1.3 Gbps. It’s also releasing the USB-based BCM43526 and another PCIe model (BCM4352 ) that’ll offer 867 Mbps. At the low end is the BCM43516, a USB model that’ll reach 433 Mbps. Not only are they fast, these... »read more

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