Today, at Mobile World Congress Shanghai, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), and Tsinghua Unigroup Subsidiary New H3C (New H3C), announced the availability of the H3C WA6628, an 802.11ax enterprise grade Access Point (AP), based on Qualcomm Technologies’ IPQ8078 802.11ax chipset . This new solution is designed to offer one of the fastest throughput rates for an enterprise AP, by supporting 12 stream channels that serve data to up to 1000 client devices simultaneously. The WA6628 is targeted to begin shipping to customers in September 2018.

Qualcomm Technologies’ IPQ8078 chipset is based on a powerful networking platform that supports up to 10 Gigabits per second (Gbps) wide-area networks and up to 6 Gbps peak physical (PHY) layer rates on Wi-Fi. The WA6628 makes full use of IPQ8078 capabilities, with a 10G Ethernet port and built-in Bluetooth. WA6628 can improve wireless network transmission rates by at least three times more than the mainstream 11ac Wave 2 AP. The entire IPQ807x family of chipsets, which includes the industry’s first commercially available 14 nanometer 11ax Wi-Fi system on chip (SoC), is designed to improve the connectivity experience for all users utilizing the following key 802.11ax features:

8x8 MU-MIMO doubles the number of devices which can be concurrently served versus the previous generation of Wi-Fi, 802.11ac

OFDMA enables the network to more efficiently handle multiple simultaneous data streams

Scheduling features control traffic on crowded Wi-Fi networks

Each of these features will play a crucial role in reducing deployment cost for high-density environments, as well as the number of access points needed for deployment. The advanced 8x8 sounding capabilities in the solution will provide up to 2x increase in network capacity when compared to other devices only supporting 4x4 sounding. 8x8 MU-MIMO is a key feature that will also accentuate the 8x8 sounding capabilities in products based on Qualcomm Technologies’ new WCN3998 11ax solution for client devices. The solution also supports the Wi-Fi Alliance’s third generation security suite, Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA3), their latest and most secure protocol provides robust protection of user passwords and stronger privacy in both public and private Wi-Fi networks.

“Qualcomm Technologies has a history of technology leadership and is a driving force in the industry’s transition to 11ax, enabling our customers to innovate and deliver excellent Wi-Fi experiences to their end customers,” said Irvind Ghai, vice president, product management, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. “We are thrilled to be working with the New H3C to bring powerful solutions to market, based on our 802.11ax solution, that deliver the network capacity enterprises require to support more devices and users today and into the future.”

“As enterprise networks continue to evolve and become denser, they require next-generation access points that can deliver the richer experiences and strong network capacity enterprises require,” said Bi Shouwen , vice president, New H3C. “802.11ax technology is poised to deliver the performance enhancements and efficiency improvements enterprises need, and we are excited to join forces with Qualcomm Technologies to bring to market one of the industry’s strongest 11ax enterprise access point.”

To view demonstrations of the H3C WA6628, an 802.11ax enterprise grade AP, based on Qualcomm Technologies’ IPQ8078 802.11ax chipset, please visit the New H3C’s MWC-Shanghai booth at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC) Hall, Booth #N1 B60.

For more information, please visit http://www.qualcomm.com/ .

About Qualcomm

Qualcomm invents breakthrough technologies that transform how the world connects, computes and communicates. When we connected the phone to the Internet, the mobile revolution was born. Today, our inventions are the foundation for life-changing products, experiences, and industries. As we lead the world to 5G, we envision this next big change in cellular technology spurring a new era of intelligent, connected devices and enabling new opportunities in connected cars, remote delivery of health care services, and the IoT — including smart cities, smart homes, and wearables. Qualcomm Incorporated includes our licensing business, QTL, and the vast majority of our patent portfolio. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, operates, along with its subsidiaries, all of our engineering, research and development functions, and all of our products and services businesses, including, the QCT semiconductor business. For more information, visit Qualcomm’s website , OnQ blog , Twitter and Facebook pages.

About New H3C

New H3C Group (New H3C) is a world-leading digital solutions provider committed to be the most trusted partner for our customers to achieve business innovation and industrial upgrades. The company has provided a full range of Compute, Storage, Networking and Security under the H3C digital solutions infrastructure and to provide a complete, one-stop digital platform solutions that include Cloud Computing, Big Data, Big Interconnectivity, Big Security, Big Surveillance, Edge Computing, AI and Block chain. In addition, New H3C is also the exclusive provider of HPE® branded Servers and Storage products as well as Technical Services in China. With technology innovation as its core engine, New H3C has over 50% of its staff focusing on research and development. As of May 2018, New H3C has 8,719 patent applications, in which 90% of such patents being inventions.