Broadcom Launches BCM68565 SoC and Dual-Band Wi-Fi 8 Radios for 10G PON
AVGO•Broadcom unveiled its optimized BCM68565 10G PON gateway SoC alongside BCM67142 and BCM67192 dual-band Wi-Fi 8 radios, targeting mass-market fiber broadband with multi-gigabit performance and reduced BOM costs. These chips integrate 2.4-GHz/5-GHz radios and support XGSPON, GPON, Active Ethernet, offering higher throughput, lower latency, and ultra-low power.
1. Product Announcement
Broadcom announced its fourth wave of Wi-Fi 8 and optimized 10G PON chip solutions, introducing the BCM68565 gateway SoC and two compact dual-band radios, BCM67142 and BCM67192. This portfolio is designed to help fiber broadband operators deliver multi-gigabit connectivity at scale by combining IEEE 802.11bn benefits with a cost-effective 10G PON backhaul.
2. Technical Highlights
The BCM68565 features an integrated 10 Gbps WAN interface supporting XGSPON, GPON and Active Ethernet modes, a high-performance CPU complex, dedicated network processing engine, multi-gigabit and gigabit Ethernet PHYs, versatile memory support and a security processor. The BCM67142 and BCM67192 integrate 2.4 GHz/5 GHz radios with on-chip power amplifiers, hardware offload engines and advanced eco-modes to reduce BOM costs and energy consumption.
3. Market Implications and Availability
Broadcom is sampling these three chips to early-access partners, aiming at hyper-competitive ARPU-constrained broadband markets. By reducing board complexity and power draw while raising throughput and reliability, these solutions accelerate the migration from legacy copper and cable networks to modern fiber-based broadband.
