Date: 10/10/2011

Quantenna partnering with Samsung Electronics for 4x4 MIMO Wi-Fi technology

Quantenna Communications, Inc., has signed an agreement to partner with Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. to develop products based on Quantenna's 4x4 MIMO Wi-Fi technology.

As per Quantenna, the partnership will enable Samsung and Quantenna to jointly develop advanced Wi-Fi-based solutions to address a number of markets and the two companies expect that through a technical partnership, Samsung's expertise in consumer electronics products will assist Quantenna to continue to develop high- performance wireless solutions.

"We believe that Samsung will impact the industry in a number of important ways," said Sam Heidari, chief executive officer for Quantenna. "Combining our expertise in high performance 4x4 MIMO Wi-Fi with Samsung's products enhances Quantenna's leadership in whole-home wireless video distribution."