Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. today launched the Qualcomm® Networking Pro A7 Elite platform, a groundbreaking innovation in wireless networking. This new platform integrates Wi-Fi 7 with Edge AI, providing powerful AI processing and optimized connectivity across devices. Designed for both home and enterprise networks, the platform’s AI co-processor delivers 40 TOPS of processing power, enabling advanced Wi-Fi connectivity and networking performance, while centralizing AI capabilities for connected devices.
The Networking Pro A7 Elite unlocks opportunities in applications such as security, energy management, personalized virtual assistants, and health monitoring. Its edge AI features boost privacy by processing sensitive data locally and provide personalized, real-time responses through contextual understanding of user environments.
“With the Networking Pro A7 Elite, we proudly usher in the AI networking era,” said Ganesh Swaminathan, VP and General Manager of Qualcomm’s Wireless Infrastructure and Networking division. The platform integrates 10G Fiber, 5G, Ethernet, and RF-Front End technologies, enhancing the efficiency of dynamic Wi-Fi 7 networks. It also supports AI-powered services that are seamless, responsive, and privacy-enhanced.
Qualcomm’s AI Hub accelerates time-to-market for OEMs by providing access to pre-optimized AI models or allowing them to optimize their own, enabling the development of AI-driven applications for routers, mesh systems, and broadband gateways.
Industry leaders, like Phil Solis, Research Director at IDC, see this as a game-changer: “The Qualcomm Networking Pro A7 Elite transforms Wi-Fi gateways into AI edge platforms, opening up new business models for service providers and ushering in a new stage of innovation for smart home devices.”
The Qualcomm Networking Pro A7 Elite is already sampling and is being showcased at Network X in Paris, from October 8-10.