Broadcom Inc. 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 inOctober 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 multi-gigabit PHY and PoE power sourcing equipment (PSE) chips.
Together, these platforms form a unified architecture that maximizes the performance, efficiency and security for the Wi-Fi 8 wireless network in the enterprise. Wi-Fi 8 is set to usher in a new era of connectivity, placing unprecedented demands on network infrastructure. The anticipated increases in bandwidth, the need for ultra-low latency for real-time AI applications, and the explosion of telemetry data from a multitude of connected devices will necessitate a significant upgrade to existing networks.
This enhanced infrastructure must extend beyond the access points, requiring advanced switches in the wiring closet capable of handling multi-gigabit speeds, advanced quality of service (QoS), and intelligent processing to support the robust, secure, and AI-driven networks of the future. Operating expense (OpEx) becoming a critical consideration for next-generation network upgrades. Broadcom is pioneering enterprise network solutions with three major industry firsts to address this shifting landscape: Comprehensive, End-to-End Security -- Broadcom's portfolio is the first to implement MACsec across all switch ports and access points, delivering complete, end-to-end security.
Extensive Analytics -- The Wi-Fi 8 solutions introduce advanced telemetry and analytics engines, covering the entire portfolio from the latest Wi-Fi 8 access points to the campus switching infrastructure. At the heart of the Wi-Fi 8 AP platform are the new BCM49438 APU that combines high-performance computing, networking, and AI acceleration in a single, tightly integrated silicon. The Trident X3+ Switch Platform Complementing the AP is the new Trident X3+ Ethernet switch platform.
Broadcom is currently sampling the complete enterprise Wi-Fi 8 AP and switch solution, including the new BCM49438APU with Wi-Fi 8 radio chips and Trident X3+ BCM 56390 switch with multi-gigabit PHy and PoE PSE chips, to its early access customers and partners. The company is excited to extend this portfolio by leveraging Broadcom's new enterprise platform with compelling features such as native encryption on all ports and efficient, high-bandwidth interfaces to connect to the latest generation of Enterprise Wi-Fi access points. The company is excited to continue this long collaboration and to optimize the network network infrastructure.
