As the chips become smaller and more powerful, the wireless audio market continues to grow rapidly. According to MarketsandMarkets, the wireless audio industry is expected to reach $54.07 billion by 2022, with a compound annual growth rate of 23.2% between 2016 and 2022. High-performance, low-power wireless and Bluetooth/Low-Power Bluetooth (BLE) solutions have become key drivers of wireless audio development, and have provided key technologies for enterprises to develop connected audio solutions that meet high resolution The throughput and coverage required for wireless products also integrates long-life batteries that consumers expect from portable devices.
Multi-channel and multi-room wireless audio solutions are two key trends driving consumer adoption of wireless audio. However, in order to enable consumers to smoothly listen to their favorite music in their own homes, there are some key technical challenges related to coverage and synchronization that need to be addressed.
Marvell's latest Avastar® wireless connectivity solution completely addresses the coverage limitations of many home and enterprise audio applications. Marvell's high-performance and low-power Avastar portfolio uses dynamic multi-hop relay (DMHR) technology to daisy-chain up to 15 devices. In a typical home environment, coverage of traditional Wi-Fi networks expands. 15 times, extending from 40 meters to nearly 600 meters. In addition, Marvell has other exciting features, such as the ability to connect up to 31 clients to a speaker or sound bar system as a soft access point.
The picture shows the daisy chain wireless audio settings
To make every microsecond of audio work, Marvell's Avastar solution delivers cutting-edge audio synchronization between the device and the room. Combined with Marvell's advanced Wi-Fi technology, support for the 802.11mc standard, and hardware timestamp synchronization algorithms developed by our partners, Avastar offers best-in-class smart connectivity solutions.
Another key development in wireless audio space is the emergence of voice-assisted products such as Amazon Echo and Google Home. Marvell is working closely with all voice-enabled auxiliary support systems to provide cutting-edge technical support for this new class of products.
From portable speakers to advanced sound bar systems, Marvell's advanced wireless technology is built into the most popular audio products on the market today. If you want to learn more about Marvell wireless solutions, please visit the official website. You can also read more about wireless trends and standards in Bill Wong's Q&A at http://electronicdesign.com/wifi/qa-what-s-new-wireless-audio-market.
Author: Jawad Haider, Marvell wireless connectivity business unit, senior manager of Product Marketing
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