New Wi-Fi and Bluetooth module provides excellent connectivity and performance

Laird offers a new series of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth modules that provide excellent connectivity, and improves network efficiency and spectrum use. The new modules also enable optimal mobile device performance in the most challenging wireless environments. The company’s new Sterling 60 family of certified 802.11ac 2x2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi + Bluetooth v4.2 modules (Bluetooth 5 SIG certified Q4 modules) is the first of two classes of modules that will give developers excellent flexibility in wireless design, especially for mission critical connectivity requirements in industrial, medical, and enterprise applications. Based on the latest, leading-edge silicon, Marvell’s 88W8997 chipset, the Sterling 60 introduces 802.11ac 2x2 MU-MIMO and Bluetooth v4.2 connectivity (Bluetooth 5 SIG certified Q4) on one low-power module, delivering future-ready cutting-edge technology for next-gen devices and applications. Mark Montierth, general manager of the Wireless Connectivity Business Unit at Marvell, said, “We are proud to team with Laird in launching the 60 Series, which combines Marvell’s state-of-the-art 88W8997 (2x2 802.11ac wave-2 + BT5) combo silicon with Laird’s deep system and software expertise, to address mission critical connectivity requirements in industrial, medical, and enterprise applications. “Our customers rely on Laird to provide solutions with robust connectivity, no matter how challenging the RF environment,” Lordo said. “The new 60 Series addresses our customers’ pain points by giving them a future-ready solution with hardware and software flexibility.”