Presenting innovative cloud-enabled Wi-Fi routers to consumers
this spring
HSINCHU, May 3, 2012
/PRNewswire-Asia/ -- MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor
company for wireless communications and digital multimedia
solutions, today announced that its Wi-Fi system-on-a-chip (SoC),
the RT6856, has been incorporated into D-Link's latest Wi-Fi cloud
routers. As a global leader in connectivity, D-Link will be
shipping several new cloud routers this spring.
The MediaTek RT6856 Wi-Fi SoC contains a powerful 700 MHz
MIPS(R) 34KEc(TM) CPU core and dual PCI Express interfaces to
simultaneously enable two Wi-Fi streams for "dual band concurrent"
home networks providing high quality data, voice and video
applications. This powerful SoC allows consumers to create two
wireless networks both running at full bandwidth speeds, thus
offering a significant increase in total network capacity. The
MediaTek RT6856 also features two USB 2.0 interfaces for 3G/4G
broadband connectivity, wireless printer sharing, or wireless
storage applications; and SPI, I2C, I2S, and PCM interfaces for
audio streaming and VoIP applications. Plus, this chip also
includes the company's field proven hardware support for Network
Address Translation (NAT) that make its LAN to WAN routing
performance five times faster than conventional software-based
products.
"D-Link's latest cloud routers, like the DIR-636L and DIR-826L,
bring rich cloud applications to homes and offices with the help of
the MediaTek RT6856's outstanding Wi-Fi and USB performance," said
Jocelyn Chung, VP of Marketing at
D-Link at D-Link Corporation. "As a valued partner, MediaTek's
solution delivers many features tailored to the cloud computing
environment which has helped D-Link to significantly accelerate
product planning and development," Chung also went on to say. "We
are grateful to MediaTek for supporting these joint development
projects that further enrich our offerings to sales channels
worldwide."
"MediaTek's RT6856 SoC with hardware NAT technology is suited
perfectly for D-Link's consumer-centric requirements: Rock-solid
wireless performance, whole home coverage, intuitive setup, and no
customer service 'truck rolls'," said SR Tsai, General Manager of
MediaTek's Wireless Connectivity & Networking Business Unit.
"The MediaTek RT6856-based Wi-Fi router delivers speed, range and
reliability, and cloud-enabled software offering a plug-and-play
home user experience. We are excited about the opportunity to
partner with D-Link on delivering high-performance wireless cloud
computing that D-Link requires for its customer base."
The MediaTek RT6856 system-on-a-chip solution can be paired with
any PCIe interface MediaTek WiFi chips to create different WiFi
configurations and can also be upgraded to support the upcoming
802.11ac Wi-Fi product line. Hardware and software design kits and
customer samples for both AP/routers are now available. For more
information about MediaTek's RT6856 system-on-a-chip (SoC) product,
please visit: http://www.mediatek.com/en/Products/product_content.php?sn=1057
Key MediaTek RT6856 product features include:
-- Best-in-class Wi-Fi to Ethernet bridging for enhanced
wireless
network performance
-- Best-in-class hardware network address translation (NAT)
acceleration engine with gigabit-grade routing capability
for
advanced cloud applications
-- Superior USB performance for 3G/4G broadband
connectivity,
wireless printer sharing, consumer electronics, or wireless
storage applications
-- High performance hardware VPN accelerator for SMB-class
networking applications
About MediaTek Inc.
MediaTek Inc. is a leading fabless semiconductor company for
wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions. The
company is a market leader and pioneer in cutting-edge SOC system
solutions for wireless communications, high-definition TV, optical
storage, and DVD and Blu-ray products. Founded in 1997 and listed
on Taiwan Stock Exchange under the code "2454", MediaTek is
headquartered in Taiwan and has
sales or research subsidiaries in Mainland China, Singapore, India, U.S., Japan, South
Korea, Denmark,
Sweden, England and Dubai. For more information, please visit
MediaTek's website at www.mediatek.com
SOURCE MediaTek Inc.