Broadcom’s 5G WiFi chips power LG’s latest HDTVs

LG's 65inch 4K display, eyeson

5G WiFi (better known to us as 802.11ac) makes Barry Allen look like a geriatric. Broadcom’s been talking up the prowess of its 5G hardware for some time now, but the first chance we’ll get to use it is inside LG’s latest TVs. Open one up, and you’ll find Broadcom’s BCM43526 silicon, which promises to offer lag-free HD streaming from the internet or mobile device. The TVs will be making their way into stores across 2013, which’ll be your first time to see if it works as well as promised.

Update: Broadcom has also let slip that it’s licensing Intel’s Wireless Display technology in its WLAN chipsets. Of course, now that Santa Clara has made the standard mandatory for its 2013-Ultrabook designs, hardly surprising,

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Broadcom’s 2012 Q3 sees $2.13 billion sales turn into a $220 million profit

Broadcom's 2012 Q3 sees $213 billion sales turn into a $220 million profitIf you need to borrow a couple of bucks to tide you over until payday, then the folks over at Broadcom should be feeling altruistic. The chip maker’s latest financials show that it pulled in $2.13 billion turnover and a cool $220 million profit. While that’s more than the $160 million it pulled in in the second quarter, it’s a little off the $270 million it made in the same period last year. Given that the company’s innovating with both 802.11ac chips and branching out into the wireless headphone business, they might even lend you some cash next month, too.

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UK research center begins research on 5G technology

While those of us stateside are enjoying the blazing fast 4G LTE speeds offered to us by certain carriers, those living in the UK are not as fortunate as carriers have yet to roll out 4G LTE networks. While that is currently underway, in the meantime, a new research center has been created which will be taking a look at 5G networks. Dubbed the 5G Centre, this will be a partnership between the University of Surrey and mobile companies, such as Huawei, Samsung, Telefonica Europe and Fujitsu Laboratories Europe. So what’s the rush with 5G networks, especially since 4G LTE has yet to be widely adopted around the world, let alone in the UK? (more…)

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UK government and industry heavyweights set up 5G Innovation Centre, want to go one better

UK government and industry heavyweights set up 5G Innovation Centre, want to go one better

The UK is almost ready to flip the switch on its first LTE network, but it’s determined to be at the forefront of the next-generation, setting up a “5G Innovation Centre” at the University of Surrey. The government announced it’s putting up £11.6 million (around $18.6 million) in funding, but another £24 million (around $38.5 million) will be coming from an industry group comprising the likes of Huawei, Samsung, Telefonica, Rohde & Schwarz, Fujitsu and others. The money will allow research to go beyond concept and theory, with the aim that all partners work together to develop and standardize 5G technology, which the university has been looking into for a number of years already. They will focus on energy and spectrum efficiency as well as speed, and although it’s early days, 10Gbps has been banded around as a per-tower target, translating to roughly 200Mbps for each connection. Unfortunately, we’ve also got a number to kill your geek buzz — it’s upwards of a decade away. Still, at least you’ve got a long time to think about which case you’ll be picking up for your 5G-ready Galaxy S XV.

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Broadcom promises triple-speed 5G WiFi for mobiles in early 2013

Broadcom promises triplespeed 5G WiFi for mobiles in early 20135G WiFi, aka 802.11ac, aka muy rapido. We don’t just want it in routers and laptops, we want it everywhere — which is why Broadcom’s firm date of Q1 2013 for its BCM4335 mobile chip is good news. The add-on belongs to a mainstream line of 40nm combo radios that handle WiFi (including regular 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands), Bluetooth 4.0 and FM, which means there’s every likelihood it’ll appear in numerous smartphones and tablets soon after production starts. Broadcom promises tripled transfer speeds, “dramatically” improved range and “six times greater” power efficiency compared to Wireless N, but then again, so does the competition — and a company like Qualcomm may be able to deliver it in even fewer nanometers.

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Mobile Gigabit Wi-Fi Will Make Your Internet Three Times Faster [Wi-Fi]

After teasing people at CES in January, Broadcom has finally announced the arrival of its new gigabit-speed Wi-Fi chips for mobile phones—and they’re going to make your internet connection at least three times faster. More »