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Broadcom has taken the wraps off a new family of Wi-Fi 8 chips that it says will underpin the next generation of intelligent wireless connectivity.

The chip maker is building an ecosystem that supports AI-driven devices at the network edge, covering everything from residential gateways to enterprise access points and connected vehicles.

As we’ve written previously, Wi-Fi 8 represents a new direction for wireless technology, as where earlier standards chased ever faster peak speeds, Wi-Fi 8 is more about reliability, latency, and the ability to maintain performance even when facing heavy demands.