SANTA CLARA, Calif. and TAIPEI,
Taiwan, June 1, 2016
/PRNewswire/ -- Marvell (NASDAQ:MRVL), a world
leader in storage, cloud infrastructure, Internet of Things (IoT),
connectivity and multimedia semiconductor solutions, today
announced that its advanced Avastar® wireless connectivity combos
can now enable Dynamic Multi-Hop Relay (DMHR) Technology. DMHR,
when integrated with Marvell's advanced Avastar wireless
connectivity devices 88W8887, 88W8997 and 88W8977, is designed to
enable Wi-Fi® devices to support a robust extended wireless
coverage by intelligently linking and sharing data or audio/video
in a daisy chain topology.
DMHR technology is expected to enhance the user experience in
various indoor and outdoor environments where robust wireless
connection helps ensure uninterrupted multimedia and cloud
services, whether in infrastructure or peer-to-peer configurations.
This capability combines a core Wi-Fi technology developed by
Marvell and application stack, system-level intelligence and
synchronization developed by Libre Wireless. Both Marvell and Libre
Wireless will be demonstrating an Audio Relay network at Marvell's
Computex booth.
"We are very proud of our leadership in the wireless space and
continue to invest in building cutting-edge features powering tier
one OEM's products," said Kevin
Tang, AVP of Marketing, Wireless Connectivity Business Unit
at Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. "Our engineering team quickly
delivered best-in-class features like hardware time-stamping for
audio synchronization and relay networks in its collaborative
partnership with Libre."
"Libre Wireless Technologies continues to lead the market with
innovation and provide complete solutions for audio streaming and
IoT embedded applications," said Hooman
Kashef, CEO of Libre Wireless Technologies. "This
collaboration with Marvell extends our efforts in the wireless
audio, connected home, and smart building market and truly elevates
the standard of the user's experience. We look forward to
working closely with Marvell to continue delivering best-in-class
smart connected solutions."
The key features of the technology include:
- Relay network of up to 15 devices, all connected with each
other in a daisy-chain fashion
- Extends the range of traditional Wi-Fi network by 15x, from 40m
to almost 600m in a typical home
- Each node can further connect up to 15 more devices, forming a
cluster network of over 200 wirelessly connected devices – ideal
for indoor as well as outdoor use
- The Dynamic Relay is a fully self-managed and self-recovering
network, with the capability to monitor all devices joining and
leaving the network, as well as identifying any dead-nodes
- Key Use Cases: Multi-room Audio/Video distribution,
Walkie-talkie, Group sports, Access Point repeater, Wide area
security and surveillance systems
- Targeted for Speakers, Soundbars, Headphones, IP Cameras,
Mobile, and Portable Devices
Libre Wireless will implement this capability into its LibreSync
platform to bring unique, real world value to consumer electronic
products. With this feature, LibreSync can enable electronic
products to link together intelligently so that devices in remote
locations, at the home or commercial/Industrial buildings behave
robustly and consistently. With this capability, Marvell believes
new use cases can exist where actual Wi-Fi products extend the
network far outside the home and even enable new commercial
applications for extending data transmissions or audio over very
long distances.
Marvell's award-winning and advanced Avastar product family will
be demonstrated at Computex 2016 in Taipei, Taiwan from May
31 – June 3.
For more information on Marvell's family of Avastar Wireless
Connectivity Combos visit http://www.marvell.com/wireless/.
About Marvell
Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL) is a global leader in providing complete
silicon solutions. From storage to cloud infrastructure, Internet
of Things (IoT), connectivity and multimedia, Marvell's diverse
product portfolio aligns complete platform designs with
industry-leading performance, security, reliability and efficiency.
At the core of the world's most powerful consumer, network and
enterprise systems, Marvell empowers partners and their customers
to always stand at the forefront of innovation, performance and
mass appeal. By providing people around the world with mobility and
ease of access to services adding value to their social, personal
and work lives, Marvell is committed to enhancing the human
experience.
For more information, please visit www.Marvell.com.
Marvell, the M logo and Avastar are registered trademarks of
Marvell and/or its affiliates. Wi-Fi is a registered trademark of
Wi-Fi Alliance®.
For Further Information Contact:
Marvell Media
Relations
Sue
Kim
Director, Corporate Communications
& PR
408.222.1942
suekim@marvell.com
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