MediaTek unveils T830 platform for 5G CPE devices

MediaTek announced the latest addition to its 5G portfolio, the T830 platform for 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) routers and mobile hotspot customer-premise equipment (CPE). The T830 is equipped with MediaTek’s M80 modem, which supports advanced Release 16 capabilities for sub-6GHz band operations, making it ideal for global 5G networks.

The T830’s highly integrated, compact design saves power and reduces development time and costs for device manufacturers. The T830 enables operators to deliver 5G speeds of up to 7Gbps right out of the box by utilizing sub-6GHz cellular infrastructure and avoiding the costs associated with wireline technologies such as cable or fiber. Furthermore, consumers can enjoy super-fast internet services from a small device that they can self-install, avoiding the hassles of fixed line broadband installation times. 

“As the leader in 5G CPE solutions, MediaTek is working with Tier-1 operators around the world to bring fast, reliable connectivity to consumers and businesses,” said JC Hsu, Corporate Vice President and General Manager of MediaTek’s wireless communications business unit. “This highly integrated platform represents the latest advancements in both 5G and Wi-Fi connectivity and enables our customers to build extremely high performance multi-gigabit 5G CPE products in the smallest form factors possible.”

The T830 platform consists of a main SoC that integrates a 3GPP Release-16 5G cellular modem with a powerful quad-core Arm Cortex-A55 CPU, a sub-6GHz RF transceiver, a GNSS receiver, and associated PMICs. The main SoC also includes a built-in Network Processing Unit (NPU) and Wi-Fi offload engine to support multi-gigabit routing speeds between 5G cellular to Ethernet or Wi-Fi without the use of a CPU, resulting in increased speed and power efficiency.

Customers can pair the T830 with a variety of MediaTek’s award-winning Filogic Wi-Fi connectivity solutions. The T830 can be combined with the Filogic 680 to create 5G FWA routers (Tri-band 4×4 Wi-Fi 7). The T830 can be paired with the Filogic 380 to create 5G mobile hotspots (dual-band 2×2 Wi-Fi 7). All of these solutions provide best-in-class support for new Wi-Fi 7 features such as MLO (Multi-Link Operation) and 320MHz wide channel support.

Additional T830 features include:

• The built-in M80 modem integrates MediaTek’s 5G UltraSave technologies to ensure optimal energy efficiency for all 5G connection conditions. 
• The M80 modem’s cellular capabilities include both 5G NSA/SA support, with sub-6GHz connections up to 4CC-CA plus mixed duplex FDD/TDD support. 
• Support for dual 5G SIM (DSDS), depending on device maker requirements.
• Peripheral connectivity includes 3x PCI-Express root complex controllers, USB 3.2, two 10GbE USXGMII interfaces, plus various PCM/SPI interfaces for RJ11 phone lines.
• An integrated 3D GPU with a display driver.
• Support for RDK-B, prplOS and OpenSync to comply with various Tier-1 operators’ open OS framework specifications.

Visit https://www.mediatek.com/products/networking-and-connectivity/5g-broadband for more information on MediaTek’s 5G portfolio.