Broadcom Announces Industry’s First Enterprise Wi-Fi 8 Access Point and Switch Solution for the AI Era

Broadcom Announces Industry’s First Enterprise Wi-Fi 8 Access Point and Switch Solution for the AI Era

By Broadcom Inc.
Publication Date: 2026-02-03 14:00:00

Broadcom Inc.

Unified, wireless-first architecture addresses rising demand for hybrid work and delivers performance, efficiency and security needed for next-generation enterprise networking

PALO ALTO, Calif., Feb. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO), a global leader in semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions, today announced the industry’s first Wi-Fi 8 access point (AP) and switch solution purpose-built with a unified architecture for AI-ready enterprise networks.

Building on Broadcom’s first-to-market Wi-Fi 8 radios launched in October 2025, the new enterprise-grade Wi-Fi 8 AP platform is powered by a new accelerated processing unit (APU) chip, the BCM49438, designed to optimize wireless networking and AI acceleration at the enterprise edge. Additionally, Broadcom unveiled an enterprise-grade switch platform powered by a new Ethernet switch, the Trident X3+ BCM56390, with Broadcom’s industry-leading multi-gigabit PHY and…