News Realtek WiFi 7 demoed at Computex 2023

[TheLostSwede]

Realtek was demoing its WiFi 7 client solutions at Computex and if you hit up the link below, you can also find their roadmap of more affordable WiFi 7 router solutions launching in the second half of 2024. The client solution should be available to Realtek's customers before the end of this year.

Realtek Demos WiFi 7 at Computex 2023

Considering all the buzz around WiFi 7, there weren't many live demos at Computex, but Realtek had a demo running in its suite at the show. Realtek will offer both client and router/AP solutions, with their client product which goes under the RTL8922AE model name, coming in M.2 2230 and 1620...

www.techpowerup.com

 

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CNX Software also had a writeup on the Realtek solution...

Realtek WiFi 7 and WiFi 6 roadmap for routers and clients - CNX Software

We've just written about Realtek 5 Gbps Ethernet chips, but the company also has some roadmaps for WiFi 6 and WiFi 7 router chips, and a WiFi 7 client

www.cnx-software.com

Key takeway

The company’s roadmap include five WiFi 7 router solutions:

• WiFi 7 BE6500 router with a Realtek 8198DS dual Arm core processor @ 1.2 GHz with an RTL8952AR 2×2 MIMO 5 GHz and 6 GHz chip, RTL8902A 2×2 2.4 GHz chip, and an RTL8221B 2.5GbE PHY
• WiFi 7 BE9400 router with a Realtek 8198DS dual Arm core processor @ 1.2 GHz with an RTL8952AR 2×2 MIMO 5 GHz chip, RTL8902A 2×2 2.4 GHz chip, an RTL8934AR 4×4 MIMO 6 GHz chip, and an RTL8221B 2.5GbE PHY
• WiFi 7 BE3400 router with a Realtek 8198DS dual Arm core processor @ 1.2 GHz with an RTL8952AR 2×2 MIMO 5 GHz chip, and an RTL8221B 2.5GbE PHY
• WiFi 7 BE6400 router with a Realtek 8198DS dual Arm core processor @ 1.2 GHz with an RTL8934A 2×2 MIMO 5 GHz chip, RTL8192XBR 2×2 MIMO 2.4 GHz chip, and an RTL8221B 2.5GbE PHY
• WiFi 7 BE7200 router with a Realtek 8198DS dual Arm core processor @ 1.2 GHz with an RTL8934A 2×2 MIMO 5 GHz chip, RTL8192XAR 4×4 MIMO 2.4 GHz chip, and an RTL8221B 2.5GbE PHY

The routers would come with 256MB or 512MB RAM and an AI engine with all supporting the same unified SDK.

 

[TheLostSwede]

CNX Software also had a writeup on the Realtek solution...

I sent him the pics

None of those router solutions are supposed to be ready before Q3 next year though.

 

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Those specs are laughable in the expected 2024 timeframe of these products. Particularly the RAM.

Realtek networking? Eww.