These platform have been designed to deploy Gigabit-speed wireless performance to every room in the home in form factors that are small enough to make these devices cost-effective enough to target low consumer price points. This has been achieved by deploying a modular architecture approach, significant advancements in network packet processing technology and an integration of next-generation Wi-Fi 6 and 6E.
These Immersive Home Platforms offer four distinct product tiers which provide much improved design flexibility for both manufacturers and broadband carriers who are looking to embrace Wi-Fi 6 and 6E mesh architectures comprehensively across their product portfolios. With home network performance becoming more important, Qualcomm Technologies said that it was looking to provide corner-to-corner Gigabit wireless performance.
“We have launched the Qualcomm Immersive Home platforms, a fresh approach to home networking leveraging high powered Wi-Fi 6 and 6E, a fresh architectural design customised for home deployments, and advanced features designed to deliver Gigabit performance to every corner of the home,” said Nick Kucharewski, vice president and general manager, Wireless Infrastructure & Networking, Qualcomm Technologies. “As offices, classrooms, cinemas, and everything in between move into the home, high performance Wi-Fi has transitioned from luxury to mission critical utility.”
“Before COVID-19, the proliferation of Wi-Fi-enabled products in the home and increasingly HD, 4k, and soon 8k video meant an increasing focus on more capable Wi-Fi access points by consumers and service providers,” said Phil Solis, research director at IDC. “During the COVID19 pandemic, network needs became even more pronounced with many Wi-Fi networks stressed by the shift to more work, education, and entertainment from home. Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 6E mesh network solutions such as the Qualcomm Immersive Home Platforms are critical to enabling Wi-Fi access point vendors to be provide the range, data rates, and capacity now required in many homes.”
Representing the Qualcomm Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6 platforms within the portfolio, the 310 Series offerings are designed to simultaneously leverage all three bands of spectrum to support IoT-class devices (2.4GHz), today’s legacy media devices (5GHz), and enable congestion-relieving migration of node-to-node backhaul traffic from 5GHz to the 6GHz band, while ensuring the network is prepared to support devices supporting emerging 6GHz applications (VR/XR, live video sharing/streaming, real-time gaming).
• Qualcomm Immersive Home 318 Platform:
- Advanced 8-stream Tri-Band in a 2x2 (2.4GHz) + 2x2 (5GHz) + 4x4 (6GHz) configuration, for a total of 7.8 Gbps total available PHY rate. o
- Multi-gigabit wireless throughput for high performance clients.
- Support for 160 MHz channels in 5/6GHz bands
- 4x4 Wi-Fi 6E configuration in the 6GHz band delivers enhanced performance, range, and/or client count
• Qualcomm Immersive Home 316 Platform:
- Advanced 6-stream Tri-Band in a 2x2 (2.4GHz) + 2x2 (5GHz) + 2x2 (6GHz) configuration, for a total of 5.4 Gbps total available PHY rate.
- Multi-gigabit wireless throughput for high performance clients.
- Support for 160 MHz channels in 5/6GHz bands Qualcomm Immersive Home 210 Series Representing the Dual-Band Wi-Fi 6 platforms within the portfolio, these offerings are designed to offer immediate and significant performance and cost benefits to existing mesh providers.
• Qualcomm Immersive Home 216 Platform:
- Innovative 6-stream Wi-Fi 6 in a 2x2 (2.4GHz) + 4x4 (5GHz) configuration, for a total of 5.4 Gbps total available PHY rate. o Multi-gigabit wireless throughput for high performance clients.
- Support for 160 MHz channels in 5GHz bands o 4x4 Wi-Fi 6 configuration in the 5GHz band delivers enhanced performance, range, and/or client count
• Qualcomm Immersive Home 214 Platform:
- Innovative 4-stream Wi-Fi 6 in a 2x2 (2.4GHz) + 2x2 (5GHz) configuration, for a total of 3.0 Gbps total available PHY rate.
- Multi-gigabit wireless throughput for high performance clients.
- Support for 160 MHz channels in 5GHz bands
