14 DAY TRIAL // Since technology seems to be trying to rid itself of cables altogether, any advancements in terms of wireless connectivity is welcome, meaning that Marvell may have actually struck it rich with the Avastar 802.11n and the new transmitter meant to go along with it.
Apparently, Marvell has what it calls the beamforming technology, which can boost the robustness of wireless links for new and existing 1x1- 4x4 MIMO products, as well as legacy devices.
While not requiring any special antennae or other cost-increasing elements, beamforming provides a perceivable gain of over 10dB in over-the-air tests in enterprise and home environments.
This means that, depending on the environment, throughput is between twice and twenty times as fast as usual (LDPC, for instance, is outperformed by six times)
"Wi-Fi has become the critical common link to achieve seamless connectivity across all devices. I believe users now expect and demand robust, secure connectivity among all their wireless devices no matter where they go or what data applications they are running," said Weili Dai, Co-founder of Marvell.
"Existing wireless solutions still presents different challenges when it comes to the long range and high throughput required for applications such as HD video streaming. Marvell raises technology bar with Wi-Fi solutions leveraging beamforming technology, increasing throughput at range and delivering consistent performance at all times, ultimately providing greater user experience with Wi-Fi than what has traditionally been possible,” Dai added.
“Marvell's leading Wi-Fi solutions will fundamentally change how the technology is used today and enable a plethora of new applications and innovative products," the Marvell Co-founder went on to saying.
For those interested in the technical details, beamforming is a specialized method of radio-frequency (RF) transmission used in WiFi access points (Aps) to enhance the signal reception of the client.
What remains to be seen is how soon cables, save for the most basic power cords, become totally obsolete.