Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. today announced the launch of its 10G fiber optic gateway platform for the home and its signature features. The vast majority of users experience broadband services through Wi-Fi. In today's broadband systems, the access network from the service provider to the home and the Wi-Fi within the home are managed separately - maintaining quality of service across the entire network is very difficult given the diversity of terminals, applications, connectivity technologies and the near-constant variation among all these elements.
Qualcomm's newly released service-defined Wi-Fi technology solves this management problem by providing a unified data flow management architecture from the cloud to the terminal. It provides coordination, classification, scheduling and insight capabilities to help ensure user performance expectations for 10G fiber are met - adapting to user activity, whether they are gaming, streaming, video conferencing or sharing content.
Rahul Patel, senior vice president and general manager of Qualcomm Connectivity, Broadband and Networks, said that by adding 10G fiber as well as 5G and Wi-Fi 7 to the technology portfolio, a series of compelling solutions can now be provided to help service providers drive revenue growth, service innovation, and provide a more immersive and engaging user experience.
This latest advancement in home gateways will help accelerate the continued transformation of home Wi-Fi networks, said Andrew Spivey, senior analyst at ABI Research. Given the rapid deployment of fiber optic cables and the simultaneous decline of traditional cable and DSL technologies, the launch of the new platform is timely. Combined with Qualcomm Wi-Fi7 technology, it will help support a higher level of home network performance by providing consumers with guaranteed quality of service (QoS).
Qualcomm's 10G fiber optic gateway platform is architected to achieve 10Gbps home transmission rates. Its software-defined architecture combines 10G Passive Optical Network (PON) technology with multi-gigabit Wi-Fi 7 connectivity to ensure high-speed connectivity and low-latency access through the home to end devices such as phones, PCs, smart TVs, home cameras or appliances.
Service-defined Wi-Fi technology's application-based orchestration capabilities enable providers to create new user experiences based on reliable, fast end-to-end connectivity. Service providers will be able to offer differentiated services optimized for applications such as gaming, streaming and employer-supported work-from-home optimization services.
Qualcomm's 10G fiber optic gateway platform and Qualcomm service-defined Wi-Fi technology are scheduled to be commercially available in the summer of 2024.