Broadcom Introduces Industry’s First Wi-Fi 8 Silicon Ecosystem Powering the AI Era

New license option to help scale vibrant edge of smartphones, PCs, automotives and IoT devices in support of AI-first access devices

PARIS, Oct. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO) today announced the industry’s first Wi-Fi 8 silicon solutions for the broadband wireless edge ecosystem including residential gateways, enterprise access points, and smart mobile clients. Broadcom’s Wi-Fi 8 solutions are purpose-built to address the stringent performance, reliability, intelligence, and efficiency demands of AI-era edge networks. Recognizing the need for rapid industry-wide deployment of AI-first wireless connectivity for the edge, Broadcom further announced the availability of its Wi-Fi 8 IP for license for Internet of Things (IoT), automotive, and mobile devices as a complement to the access ecosystem.

The new family of Wi-Fi 8 solutions include:

• BCM6718 designed for residential and operator access applications
• BCM43840 and BCM43820 are tailored for enterprise access applications
• BCM43109 for edge wireless clients such as smartphones, laptops, tablets and automotive
  

“Wi-Fi 8 represents a fundamental shift in how we approach wireless broadband. The transition to the ‘AI era’ demands networks that are fast, smart, adaptive, and deeply reliable. Broadcom’s Wi-Fi 8 products are meticulously engineered to provide the AI-ready, high-performance, low-latency, and predictability that the modern AI edge demands,” said Mark Gonikberg, senior vice president and general manager of Broadcom’s Wireless Communications and Connectivity Division. “We are taking this up a notch by offering our industry-best Wi-Fi 8 solutions to the broader industry through flexible licensing options to accelerate the proliferation of Edge AI.”

“Wi-Fi 8 features further enhance wireless connectivity performance and resilience across consumer, enterprise, and industrial domains,” said Phil Solis, research director at IDC. “Broadcom’s two-pronged strategy of providing Wi-Fi 8 chips to its core markets and expanding its innovation-rich IP offering into everything else has market disruption potential. In combination with licensees' implementations, this move will open the doorways for more Wi-Fi 8 chips in various end user and IoT devices to create a comprehensive next-generation Wi-Fi ecosystem.”