By Broadcom Inc.
Publication Date: 2026-05-26 13:00:00
PALO ALTO, Calif., May 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO), a global technology leader that designs, develops, and supplies semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions, today announced the BCM68850, the industry’s first 50G ITU-PON home gateway SoC featuring an integrated neural processing unit (NPU) and native Wi-Fi 8 compatibility. This launch completes the industry’s most advanced wireless broadband portfolio, pairing 50G PON with a durable Wi-Fi 8 foundation established across four successive waves of market-leading innovation. This milestone underscores Broadcom’s commitment to architectural consistency at the intelligent edge, offering a comprehensive range of NPU-accelerated solutions across cable, PON, Wi-Fi, and set-top box platforms to ensure a stable and resilient infrastructure for AI offloading and high-efficiency multi-gigabit workloads.
The transition to 50G PON delivers the massive network headroom…
