Ruckus Wireless Chooses TriQuint WiFI Power Amps
TriQuint Semiconductor has announced that Ruckus Wireless, a global supplier of wireless systems, has selected TriQuint's two new 5GHz WLAN power amplifiers (PAs) for its fifth-generation 802.11ac Wi-Fi platforms.
Several other WiFi infrastructure OEMs are evaluating TriQuint's new PAs. The TQP5525 and the TQP5523 support the technically challenging features of the new 802.11ac WiFi standard, such as multiple-use MIMO with minimal co-channel interference.
The PAs are also designed to support the power and voltage requirements of Power over Ethernet (PoE) applications. The TQP5525 provides 0.5W output power, while the TQP5523 supports 0.25W to achieve lower power consumption at a lower cost. Both PAs operate over 4.9 to 5.925GHz.
"TriQuint continues to deliver advanced 802.11ac Wi-Fi products that enable OEMs to support the users' increasing demand for faster data throughput," said James Klein, TriQuint's VP of infrastructure and defence products. "Our new WLAN power amplifiers are optimised for high data rates and range, which creates a unique user experience in the rapidly expanding Internet infrastructure market. According to customer feedback, our TQP5525 delivers up to 3dB higher power output over our closest competition, which would double the operating range of access points delivering 802.11ac throughput."
As consumers and businesses increasingly turn to Wi-Fi networks for data and multimedia connectivity, adoption of the 802.11ac standard continues to accelerate. Wi-Fi devices with the new standard are expected to represent 45 percent of consumer Wi-Fi equipment shipments by year-end, according to ABI Research. 3 Significant growth in Wi-Fi network deployments also is being fueled by service providers' plans to off-load and compliment data traffic from strained LTE networks, especially in congested urban areas.
The broadband performance of the TriQuint PAs supports the global expansion of available Wi-Fi spectrum as well as the emerging intelligent transportation systems planned in the dedicated short-range communications4 (DSRC) bands, also known as the intelligent transportation system5 (ITS) band.
Adhering to the regulatory emissions required in the automotive industry, these PAs are being implemented on a new generation of intelligent driving systems with consumer-friendly, vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications that will enhance safety on the road, optimise traffic patterns to reduce congestion, and improve the environment by reducing emission and gas consumption.
