Broadcom and SK Telecom Announce Industry's First 5G WiFi Hotspot Router

SK Telecom is dedicated to leading the deployment of 802.11ac (5G WiFi) hotspot routers in Korea, said Choi Jin-sung, Executive Vice President and Head of ICT R&D Division, SK Telecom. By partnering with Broadcom, the pioneer of 5G WiFi, SK Telecom will provide an upgraded Wi-Fi experience for our customers through differentiated technologies and services befitting the Gigabit Internet environment that is expected to expand rapidly from 2013.

The explosion of Internet data traffic over mobile networks is putting stress on crowded cellular networks, said Dino Bekis, Broadcom Senior Director, Product Marketing, Wireless Connectivity Combos. As a result, watching video or streaming content on a mobile device can be choppy and slow. SK Telecom is taking a leadership role in addressing this challenge by integrating 5G WiFi into the newest hotspot router platform and offloading data to Wi-Fi to deliver an optimal experience to its customers.

5G WiFi Product Highlights
• Broadcom's 5G WiFi is three times faster and up to six times more power efficient than previous generations of Wi-Fi.

• Products powered by 5G WiFi provide broader coverage and allow consumers to experience faster video streaming and connect multiple devices simultaneously all while extending battery life.

• Broadcom's TurboQAM technology implements the highest data-rate 256-QAM mode in 2.4 GHz for faster throughputs.

• Advanced beamforming, Low-Density Parity Check (LDPC) code and Space-Time Block Code (STBC) support for better coverage and more reliable connectivity.