Laird Connectivity announces upcoming Sona IF573 Wi-Fi 6/6E family of modules to their portfolio of Wi-Fi solutions. Powered by Infineon Technologies‘ AIROC CYW55573 chipset, Sona IF573 is an industrial IoT module that is rugged, small, globally certified, has connectivity, and is easy to integrate.
The Sona IF573 delivers a fully featured Wi-Fi 6E radio, answering the call for wireless IoT. Purpose-built for rugged IoT connectivity, the Sona IF573 brings access to both PCIE (peripheral component interconnect express) and SDIO (secure digital input output) interfaces, an industrial operating temperature range, new generation Wi-Fi and BT, combined with both pluggable card and SMT M.2 form factor.
“Adding the Sona IF573 to our Wi-Fi portfolio demonstrates Laird Connectivity’s commitment to providing the latest technology and wireless capabilities to our customer base,” says Andrew Ross, senior product manager, Laird Connectivity. “We’re really excited to offer this innovative module range based on Infineon’s AIROC silicon to our industrial and medical customers who need a highly reliable, secure, industrial-grade Wi-Fi 6/6E solution with major performance and feature enhancements.”
The Sona IF573 has a rich feature-set including Wi-Fi 6/6E and Bluetooth 5.4 connectivity. It delivers on reliability with high quality drivers and extended product life support. Laird Connectivity’s Linux Backports package ensures compatibility for a broad range of Linux Kernels. The module also supports the WPA3 security standards.
“Infineon is pleased to build on its strategic partnership with our Premium Partner, Laird Connectivity,” says Sivaram Trikutam, vice president of Wi-Fi product line, Infineon Technologies. “Infineon’s AIROC CYW55573 delivers high-performance Wi-Fi capabilities that go beyond the Wi-Fi 6/6E standard requirements to improve the range, reliability, and robustness in congested networks for IoT applications and lower latency for AI applications. The product also supports the Bluetooth Auracast broadcast feature to enable new audio use cases with exceptional audio quality. Laird Connectivity’s Sona IF573 module accelerates customers’ time-to-market by speeding up development time. We look forward to an ongoing collaboration.”
The Sona IF573 is available in SMT M.2 form factor and pluggable card, supporting either an RF trace connection or MHF4 connectors for external antennas. It was intentionally designed to meet the demands of harsh RF IoT applications, with integrated PA (Power Amplifier) and LNA (Low Noise Amplifier) with 2×2 MU-MIMO antennas for reliability connectivity. Laird Connectivity offers a variety of pre-certified Wi-Fi 6E antennas in the FlexMIMO, FlexPIFA, and Mini Nanoblade ranges. Target applications include rugged handheld devices, industrial IoT sensors and gateways, and medical devices such as infusion pumps, HD imaging, beds, and blood analysers.
The Sona IF573 will be globally certified to reduce customers’ barrier to entry. Pending certifications include FCC, ISED, CE, RCM, MIC, and Bluetooth SIG registration.
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