MediaTek has announced its latest 5G chipset designed to power next-generation 5G CPE wireless products, such as fixed wireless access routers (FWA) and mobile hotspots named T750.
The MediaTek T750 chipset supports 5G sub-6GHz frequencies and two component carrier aggregation (2CC CA) for extended coverage, making it ideal for indoor and outdoor fixed wireless access products, like home routers, as well as mobile hotspots. In addition, the T750 design, which includes a 5G NR FR1 modem, quad-core Arm Cortex-A55 processors and the required peripherals all on a single chip, offers performance and time-to-market advantages that speed up ODM/OEM development times, the chipmaker indicated.
MediaTek indicated the highly-integrated, 7nm compact chip design comes with an integrated 5G radio and quad-core Arm CPU. It's full-featured with all the essential functions and peripherals for device makers to build high performance consumer premise equipment products in the smallest form factors possible, the company continued.
The T750 joins the MediaTek family of 5G chips powering smartphones, smart homes and PCs, and is sampling now with potential customers, according to MediaTek.
"Pervasive high-speed broadband connectivity is becoming more important with the increase in connected devices and the surge of people working from home, taking online classes and using services like tele-health and video calling," said JC Hsu, corporate VP and GM of MediaTek's wireless communications business unit. "We are extending our 5G leadership beyond the smartphone segment with the T750 chipset, opening up new markets for broadband operators and device makers, and helping consumers - no matter where they live - to experience all the advantages of 5G connectivity."
MediaTek’s move coincides with increasing global interest in 5G wireless technology as an alternative to wired broadband connections. Fueled by a properly built 5G network, the next-generation cellular standard can deliver up to 2Gbps download speeds — twice that of premium fiber connections — though most U.S. 5G networks are currently offering only a fraction of that potential. Even so, 5G could be a viable industrial and consumer alternative to wired internet access in rural areas that fiber and 4G have struggled to reach.
MediaTek expects that carriers will soon offer several tiers of 5G broadband service: a sub-$30 “basic” monthly package based on 25-100Mbps speeds, a $50 “mainstream” package with 100-500Mbps speeds, and a $100 or greater “premium” package with 1Gbps speeds. The first two offerings would use sub-6GHz 5G networks, while the third would depend on millimeter wave hardware.
MediaTek expects that carriers will soon offer several tiers of 5G broadband service: a sub-$30 “basic” monthly package based on 25-100Mbps speeds, a $50 “mainstream” package with 100-500Mbps speeds, and a $100 or greater “premium” package with 1Gbps speeds. The first two offerings would use sub-6GHz 5G networks, while the third would depend on millimeter wave hardware.
On a positive note, T750’s 5G modem promises up to 40% less power consumption than current competing solutions, as well as support for 2CC carrier aggregation to enhance the speed and coverage of 5G connections. But like its prior solutions, the T750 only works with sub-6GHz 5G networks, not millimeter wave, an omission MediaTek doesn’t believe is an issue. Chief rival Qualcomm has offered alternatives with both sub-6GHz and millimeter wave 5G support and has succeeded in winning places in early 5G broadband modems and hotspots, though millimeter wave is still far from achieving mass market penetration in any major country.
Devices based on the T750 are expected in the second quarter of 2021, likely following the release of Intel- and MediaTek 5G-powered laptop PCs from HP and Dell early next year. As Intel sold most of its 5G modem business to Apple, the PC laptops will use MediaTek’s T700 5G modem, which offers capabilities similar to the T750. U.S. smartphones with MediaTek chips are likely to become available in the very near future.
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