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Broadcom announced the availability of two highly integrated SoCs which combine the benefits of 802.11ax with mesh networking, allowing operators to offer a premium, whole home Wi-Fi experience based on the latest Wi-Fi 6 technology.

Broadcom Inc. announced the availability of the industry’s first broadband SoC with integrated Wi-Fi 6 technology.

In two separate votes today, the FCC proposed to allocate 1.2 GHz at 6 GHz for unlicensed applications — aka Wi-Fi — and updated the rules governing licenses in the 3.5 GHz Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) band.

MACOM Technology Solutions Inc. has again extended its unrivaled RF switch technology leadership with the announcement of its new MASW-011102 SPDT non-reflective switch.

MACOM announced a packaged version of its MAAL-011141 wideband LNA, optimized to provide low noise figure from DC to 28 GHz. The typical noise figure at 8 GHz is 1.4 dB.

In this audio interview, market analyst Earl Lum talks about the recent Mobile World Congress Americas and his take on 5G, the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) and small cells.