By Jeff Child
Publication Date: 2026-05-27 13:00:00
Broadcom’s high-integration Wi-Fi 8 & NPU-accelerated 50G PON gateway SoCs aim to build a cohesive, 50 Gbps broadband access ecosystem for the AI-infused home.
Broadcom has expanded its network edge infrastructure ecosystem with a dual rollout of products designed to handle next-generation residential and service provider demands. Today, the company announced a new “5th Wave” trio of highly integrated Wi-Fi 8 systems-on-chip (SoCs)—the BCM6772, BCM6774, and BCM6776—tailored for high-performance home mesh networks and multi-gigabit Ethernet routers.
Broadcom’s new BCM68850 50G ITU-PON home gateway SoC (above), and its three new Wi-Fi 8 SoCs, the BCM6772, BCM6774, and BCM6776 (below).
Alongside those devices, yesterday Broadcom debuted the BCM68850, claiming it as the industry’s first 50G ITU-PON home gateway SoC equipped with a dedicated neural processing unit (NPU) for local Edge AI…
