Qualcomm Launches Wi-Fi Products, Wearables SoC for Elderly, Kids' Watches
Qualcomm launched an SoC for wearables Tuesday, at Computex 2016 in Taipei. Features include a power save mode, modem with LTE/3G global band support and integrated applications processor for Linux-based applications that can scale to support voice, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth,…
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said the company. Target applications include watches for the “connected kid” and elderly, said Qualcomm, which is collaborating with Aricent, Borqs, Infomark and SurfaceInk with Wear 1100. Qualcomm unveiled a dual-band Wi-Fi chip, with low power, small size and security features designed for connected devices. Qualcomm’s QCA401x features software support for Apple's HomeKit, Google's Weave and the AllSeen Alliance's AllJoyn software framework to help address IoT fragmentation, Qualcomm said. The company also launched a family of tri-radio 802.11ac platforms aimed at boosting home network capacity and optimizing for better consumer Wi-Fi experiences. As connected homes add devices, “Wi-Fi is being stretched to the limit," said Gopi Sirineni, vice president-product management at Qualcomm Atheros.