Quantenna, Plume Mesh on 802.11ax

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands -- Quantenna Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: QTNA) and Plume Design, Inc. have integrated Quantenna’s leading-edge Wi-Fi chipset portfolio with Plume’s Adaptive WiFi™ AI driven mesh solution to deliver the next generation of whole-home mesh networking. Quantenna’s QSR5GU-AX PLUS has a unique 9-stream dual-band architecture, consisting of 5x5 MIMO in 5 GHz and 4x4 MIMO in 2.4GHz plus an embedded CPU.

The necessity for a cloud centric mesh network that can adapt to the needs of client devices both reactively and predictively is being driven by increasing demand for high throughput applications from a broad range of devices spread across the home. Addressing these demands, Quantenna’s QSR5GU-AX PLUS and its unique 5x5 MIMO architecture with advanced spectrum management comes pre-integrated with the Plume Middle Layer (PML) for off-the-shelf Adaptive WiFi™. This solution enables service providers to roll-out the world’s most advanced mesh networking rapidly and at massive scale. This latest offering adds to the portfolio of tightly integrated Quantenna and Plume solutions which have been shipping to Tier 1 service providers since 2017.

Plume’s Adaptive WiFi™ technology provides fast and consistent network speeds by optimizing home Wi-Fi using AI. It adapts to the internet usage in the home and intelligently allocates bandwidth, mitigates interference, guides mobile clients to roam seamlessly across the home, and delivers maximum Wi-Fi capacity for optimal user experience across all connected devices. Central to the Plume solution is a massively scalable cloud control plane that enables operators to rapidly roll-out, manage and support innovative new services to increase ARPU, enhance user satisfaction and reduce churn.

Plume Design Inc.

Quantenna Communications Inc.