Today’s AC1750 and AC1900 mid-end routers are offering only 3x3 802.11ac. The Lantiq /Quantenna AC2000 solution boosts the 5GHz Wi-Fi performance by offering 4x4 11ac including MU MIMO, while optimizing the 802.11n Wi-Fi towards the existing 1x1 and 2x2 clients.

“We are the leader in ultra-high performance Wi-Fi and are the only company able to offer a 4x4 802.11ac solution for the retail router market. We are excited that, together with Lantiq, we could create a new AC2000 Router category and bring our high-end solution with Wi-Fi link rates of 1,700Mbps into the mid-range Ethernet router segment,” said Lionel Bonnot, senior vice president of business development, Quantenna.

“The Ethernet Retail Router market today requires highest performance 11ac technology, while there is still the need to serve existing 1x1 and 2x2 11n clients well. Through this strategic partnership with Quantenna we are able to address these market requirements with a single platform. By combining Quantenna’s 4x4 11ac and Lantiq’s 11n technology we are offering an extremely attractive solution for the Ethernet Retail Router market,” said Matthias Kindler, director of marketing, Residential Gateway Solutions, Lantiq.

The joint system solution creates a whole new category of mid-range Ethernet Router products and will help Ethernet Router customers to clearly differentiate their product from existing solutions. The modular reference design connects the highly integrated Lantiq GRX300 to the Quantenna QSR1000 using 1RGMII or 2 RGMII.Thanks to the unique 802.11ac offloading capabilities, the Quantenna/Lantiq solution removes prevalent 802.11ac throughput bottle necks of today’s Wi-Fi products.

In addition, Lantiq’s AnyClient beamforming technology actively extends the 11n Wi-Fi reach and improves data rates throughout the homes. Cost and footprint optimization is enabled by the integration of 2x2 Wi-Fi 11n into the Lantiq Network processor, which optimizes the support of all existing 1x1 and 2x2 Wi-Fi clients.