The Avastar 88W8787 Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and FM single-chip solution from Marvell has achieved Wi-Fi Direct certification from the Wi-Fi Alliance. According to the company, it’s the first dual-band 802.11n radio certified for low-power embedded mobile applications such as smart phones and tablets. Marvell says that it’s the first chip in the Avastar family to achieve Wi-Fi Direct certification, but the company expects other chips to follow.

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The Avastar 88W8787 supports up to 150 Mbits/s over the air with 40-MHz channels in both bands. It also provides best-in-class leakage current that’s up to four times lower than existing solutions, Marvell says. And, its 802.11h dynamic frequency selection (DFS) functionality enables it to detect radar pulses when operating in the 5-GHz range.

The Wi-Fi Direct specification is designed to eliminate the need for a traditional hotspot in many situations, instead establishing a high-performance, direct peer-to-peer network that can support consumers in all the ways they use handheld devices, including real-time content sharing and gaming, directly printing from handhelds, distributing video from a handheld to a big-screen TV, and more. WPA2 certified security protocols protect data transmissions.

The Marvell Avastar 88W8787 has achieved Wi-Fi Direct certification from the Wi-Fi Alliance. It’s the first dual-band 802.11n radio certified for low-power embedded mobile applications.

Marvell is shipping Wi-Fi Direct certified Avastar 88W8787 evaluation kits today. The company also offers the technology as a software upgrade on existing and future Wi-Fi products.

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