Overview

• Broadcom announced what it calls the industry's first commercial Wi‑Fi 8 chipset lineup on Oct. 14, positioning the standard for AI‑era edge connectivity.
• The portfolio includes the BCM6718 for residential and ISP access points, BCM43840 and BCM43820 for enterprise APs, and the BCM43109 for smartphones, laptops, tablets and automotive clients.
• Broadcom plans to open Wi‑Fi 8 intellectual property licensing to accelerate uptake across IoT, automotive and mobile device segments.
• Wi‑Fi 8 centers on Ultra High Reliability with multi‑AP coordination, dynamic subchannels and bandwidth expansion, extended‑range modes, seamless roaming, enhanced modulation and coding, and a hardware‑accelerated telemetry engine for real‑time network data.
• On Oct. 15, Sercomm announced an OEM platform built on Broadcom's BCM6718, a 4×4, 320 MHz MAC/PHY/radio solution rated up to 11.5 Gbps for smart‑home systems.