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Akoustis Announces Two New WiFi 6E XBAW Coexistence Filters with Enhanced 5 GHz Spectrum Use and Receives First Order from Tier-1 OEM
XBAW WiFi 6E Coexistence Filter Solution Enables Greater Use of 5 GHz Band Utilizing 60 MHz Expanded SpectrumTwo New Standard 5.6/6.6 GHz XBAW Filter Modules
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[{"type":"text","content":" XBAW WiFi 6E Coexistence Filter Solution Enables Greater Use of 5 GHz Band Utilizing 60 MHz Expanded SpectrumTwo New Standard 5.6/6.6 GHz XBAW Filter Modules Allow Use of Seven 80 MHz and Three 160 MHz Channels in the 5 GHz SpectrumOrder from Tier-1 OEM for the Development of MU-MIMO Products for Next-Gen WiFi Networks Charlotte, N.C., April 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akoustis Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKTS) (“Akoustis” or the “Company”), an integrated device manufacturer (IDM) of patented bulk acoustic wave (BAW) high-band RF filters for mobile and other wireless applications, announced today that it is introducing two new WiFi 6E XBAW® filter modules that allow for the enhanced use of the 5 GHz WiFi spectrum. The 5.6 GHz filter module covers the entire UNII 1-3 spectrum and enables an additional 80 MHz and 160 MHz channel in UNII 4, while the 6.6 GHz filter module covers the UNII 5-8 spectrum. Current WiFi 6E configurations allow for the use of six 80 MHz and three 160 MHz channels in the UNII 1-3 spectrum and fourteen 80 MHz and seven 160 MHz channels in the UNII 5-8 spectrum. The new XBAW® 5.6/6.6 GHz coexistence filter modules allow for the use of seven 80 MHz and three 160 MHz channels in the UNII 1-4 spectrum and twelve 80 MHz and six 160 MHz channels in the UNII 5-8 spectrum. Given that the 6 GHz portion of the WiFi 6E standard is just beginning to experience utilization, this new XBAW® coexistence solution allows for an environment of greater capacity in the 5 GHz bands. The first order for the new WiFi 6E filters is from a tier-1 OEM that intends to create multi-user, multiple-in-multiple-out mesh routing products for the consumer market. Commercial production is expected in late calendar 2021 to early calendar 2022. Dave Aichele, EVP of Business Development of Akoustis, stated, “These new 5.6 GHz and 6.6 GHz WiFi 6E filters provide customers with greater flexibility when choosing RF solutions for next generation WiFi networking products.” Mr. Aichele continued, “We are excited that we have already received our first order for this new enhanced UNII 1-4 XBAW® coexistence solution and believe we will continue to see strong momentum with both of our WiFi 6E coexistence filter solutions.” The FCC announced in April of 2020 the approval of 5.9 to 7.1 GHz for unlicensed use, which is the largest spectrum addition since...