Date: 10/06/2011

Wi-Fi Alliance certifies Quantenna's 802.11n Wi-Fi chipset

Quantenna Communications, Inc., has announced that its QHS710, 802.11n 4x4 MIMO chipset with dynamic digital beamforming has achieved Wi-Fi certification.

"Now that our Wi-Fi certification is in place for our next generation chipset, we expect that we will continue to enhance our customer base of this already emerging market. Consumers will be able to stream high-definition video content whenever and wherever they want, unleashing a new realm of wireless video distribution in the home," said Dr. Sam Heidari, Interim Chief Executive Officer and Vice President of Research and Development for Quantenna. "Quantenna is on the forefront of the Wi-Fi video distribution revolution that promises to transform the way millions of people distribute, share and watch HDTV in the home."

Quantenna's QHS710 4x4MIMO 802.11n chipset incorporates all extensions in the IEEE 802.11n standard including 4x4 MIMO, dynamic digital beamforming and wireless channel monitoring and optimizing, which enable Wi-Fi home networks to deliver wire-like quality.

Quantenna's QHS7xx family includes the QHS715 chipset for high-bandwidth HD video entertainment applications, and the QHS710 solution, which is designed for cost-sensitive, mainstream IPTV deployments.