Broadcom company officially introduced the first Broadcom wireless adapters, IEEE 802.11ac specifications, which will become the fifth generation (5G) networks, Wi-Fi. The new solutions, is three times faster and consumes six times less energy compared with 802.11n adapters.
The fifth generation Wi-Fi offers increased bandwidth, which will be sufficient, for example, for streaming video in high-definition 1080p. The proposed circuits - BCM4360, BCM4352, BCM43526 and BCM43516 - also supports QAM modulation 256-QAM, which should increase the efficiency of data transfer.
The solution offers support for BCM4360 PCI Express interface and will be used in access points, routers, gateways and other products. This chip supports data transfer in the three streams and a maximum throughput of up to 1.3 Gb / sec. BCM4352 and BCM43526 supports only two threads (up to 867 Mbit / s), the first adapter supports PCI Express, working with trained second interface USB. BCM43516 is a very simple device that only supports a single thread (433 Mbit / s) and USB interface , it is designed for use in consumer electronics (TVs, consoles, multimedia players, etc.).
All adapters are made in compliance with 40 nm technology standards.