List of Eight Stream Hardware

802.11ac/ax supports up to 8 spatial streams. Four-stream implementations are becoming more common

in the latest 802.11ac/ax hardware but some eight stream hardware has been announced.

Wireless Routers

A list of all 802.11ac/ax routers that have property "WI1 S streams" or "WI2 S streams" equal to 8

Device	Type	PHY modes	Manuf.	CPU1	FLA1	RAM1	WI1	WI2	Switch	Ether.	Expan.	Ports	FCC date
ASUS GT-AC5400 FCC ID: MSQ-RTAX2E00	wireless router	abgn+ac AC5400	Askey CoO: 20px	Qualcomm IPQ8074 2 GHz 4 cores	256 MiB268,435,456 B <br />2,097,152 Kib <br />262,144 KiB <br />2,048 Mib <br />0.25 GiB <br />	1,024 MiB1,073,741,824 B <br />8,388,608 Kib <br />1,048,576 KiB <br />8,192 Mib <br />1 GiB <br />	Qualcomm QCN5054 8x8:8, an+ac Ant. conn: MHF4	Qualcomm QCN5024 4x4:4, bgn Ant. conn: MHF4	Qualcomm Atheros QCA8337	1G 8 LAN 2 WAN	USB 3.0 SFP+	2 USB	2018-09-20
ASUS GT-AC9600 FCC ID: MSQ-RTG03H	wireless router	abgn+ac AC9600	Askey CoO: 20px	Annapurna Labs Alpine AL5140 1.7 GHz 4 cores	512 MiB536,870,912 B <br />4,194,304 Kib <br />524,288 KiB <br />4,096 Mib <br />0.5 GiB <br />	1,024 MiB1,073,741,824 B <br />8,388,608 Kib <br />1,048,576 KiB <br />8,192 Mib <br />1 GiB <br />	Quantenna QT10GU 8x8:8, an+ac Ant. conn: U.FL, RP-SMA	Quantenna QT10GU 4x4:4, bgn Ant. conn: U.FL, RP-SMA	Realtek RTL8370MB	1G 8 LAN 2 WAN	USB 3.0 M.2 SSD slot SFP+	2 USB	2017-04-28
ASUS GT-AX6000 FCC ID: MSQ-RTAX2E00	wireless router	abgn+ac+ax AX6000	Askey CoO: 20px	Qualcomm IPQ8074 2 GHz 4 cores	256 MiB268,435,456 B <br />2,097,152 Kib <br />262,144 KiB <br />2,048 Mib <br />0.25 GiB <br />	1,024 MiB1,073,741,824 B <br />8,388,608 Kib <br />1,048,576 KiB <br />8,192 Mib <br />1 GiB <br />	Qualcomm QCN5054 8x8:8, an+ac+ax Ant. conn: MHF4	Qualcomm QCN5024 4x4:4, bgn+ax Ant. conn: MHF4	Qualcomm Atheros QCA8337	1G 8 LAN 2 WAN	USB 3.0 SFP+	2 USB	2018-09-20
ASUS RT-AX89X FCC ID: MSQ-RTAX2E00	wireless router	abgn+ac+ax AX6000	Askey CoO: 20px	Qualcomm IPQ8078 2.2 GHz 4 cores	256 MiB268,435,456 B <br />2,097,152 Kib <br />262,144 KiB <br />2,048 Mib <br />0.25 GiB <br />	1,024 MiB1,073,741,824 B <br />8,388,608 Kib <br />1,048,576 KiB <br />8,192 Mib <br />1 GiB <br />	Qualcomm QCN5054 8x8:8, an+ac+ax Ant. conn: MHF4	Qualcomm QCN5024 4x4:4, bgn+ax Ant. conn: MHF4	Qualcomm Atheros QCA8337	1G 8 LAN 2 WAN	USB 3.0 SFP+	2 USB
Arris TG3462 FCC ID: UIDTG3482ER	wireless router cable modem analog phone gateway	abgn+ac AC4800	CoO: 20px	Intel Puma FHCE2712 2 GHz 2 cores	512 MiB536,870,912 B <br />4,194,304 Kib <br />524,288 KiB <br />4,096 Mib <br />0.5 GiB <br />	1,024 MiB1,073,741,824 B <br />8,388,608 Kib <br />1,048,576 KiB <br />8,192 Mib <br />1 GiB <br />	Quantenna QT10GU 8x8:8, an+ac Ant. conn: U.FL	Quantenna QT10GU 2x2:2, bgn Ant. conn: U.FL	Qualcomm Atheros QCA8075	1G 4 LAN	USB 3.0	1 USB	2016-12-12
Arris TG3482ER FCC ID: UIDTG3482ER, UIDTG3482ER3, UIDTG3482	wireless router cable modem analog phone gateway	abgn+ac AC4800	CoO: 20px	Intel Puma FHCE2712 2 GHz 2 cores	512 MiB536,870,912 B <br />4,194,304 Kib <br />524,288 KiB <br />4,096 Mib <br />0.5 GiB <br />	1,024 MiB1,073,741,824 B <br />8,388,608 Kib <br />1,048,576 KiB <br />8,192 Mib <br />1 GiB <br />	Quantenna QT10GU 8x8:8, an+ac Ant. conn: U.FL	Quantenna QT10GU 2x2:2, bgn Ant. conn: U.FL	Qualcomm Atheros QCA8072	1G 2 LAN	USB 3.0 SD Card slot	1 USB	2016-12-12
Arris TG3482P2 FCC ID: UIDTG3482P2	wireless router cable modem analog phone gateway	abgn+ac		Intel Puma FHCE2712 2 GHz 2 cores			Quantenna QT10GU 8x8:8, an+ac	Quantenna QT10GU 2x2:2, bgn		1G 2 LAN			2018-05-25
Calix GigaSpire GS2020E FCC ID: 2ABLK-GS2020 Wi-Fi Certified	wireless router IoT hub	abgn+ac+ax AX6000	CoO: 20px	Qualcomm IPQ8074 2 GHz 4 cores			Qualcomm QCN5054 8x8:8, an+ac+ax	Qualcomm QCN5024 4x4:4, bgn+ax		1G 1 LAN 1 WAN	USB 3.0	1 USB	2018-07-25
Calix GigaSpire GS2026E FCC ID: 2ABLK-GS2026 Wi-Fi Certified	wireless router IoT hub	abgn+ac+ax AX6000	CoO: 20px	Qualcomm IPQ8074 2 GHz 4 cores	8,192 MiB8,589,934,592 B <br />67,108,864 Kib <br />8,388,608 KiB <br />65,536 Mib <br />8 GiB <br />	1,024 MiB1,073,741,824 B <br />8,388,608 Kib <br />1,048,576 KiB <br />8,192 Mib <br />1 GiB <br />	Qualcomm QCN5054 8x8:8, an+ac+ax	Qualcomm QCN5024 4x4:4, bgn+ax	Qualcomm Atheros QCA8075	1G 1 LAN 1 WAN	USB 3.0	1 USB	2018-07-24
H3C WA6628	enterprise access point wireless router	abgn+ac+ax AX11000	CoO: 20px	Qualcomm IPQ8078 2.2 GHz 4 cores	256 MiB268,435,456 B <br />2,097,152 Kib <br />262,144 KiB <br />2,048 Mib <br />0.25 GiB <br />	1,024 MiB1,073,741,824 B <br />8,388,608 Kib <br />1,048,576 KiB <br />8,192 Mib <br />1 GiB <br />	Qualcomm QCN5154 8x8:8, an+ac+ax	Qualcomm QCN5124 4x4:4, bgn+ax	Qualcomm IPQ8078	1G 5 LAN 2 WAN	USB 3.0	2 USB	2018-09-01 (non-FCC est.rel)
Netgear RAX120 (Nighthawk AX12) FCC ID: PY317300397 Wi-Fi Certified	wireless router	abgn+ac+ax AX6000	Delta Networks CoO: 20px	Qualcomm IPQ8074 2.0 GHz 4 cores	512 MiB536,870,912 B <br />4,194,304 Kib <br />524,288 KiB <br />4,096 Mib <br />0.5 GiB <br />	1,024 MiB1,073,741,824 B <br />8,388,608 Kib <br />1,048,576 KiB <br />8,192 Mib <br />1 GiB <br />	Qualcomm QCN5054 8x8:8, an+ac+ax	Qualcomm QCN5024 4x4:4, bgn+ax	Qualcomm IPQ8074	1G 5 LAN 1 WAN	USB 3.0	2 USB	2018-09-04
technicolor CGM4140COM FCC ID: G95CGM414X Wi-Fi Certified	cable modem wireless router	abgn+ac AC9600	CoO: 20px	Broadcom BCM3390Z 1.5 GHz 2 cores	16,384 MiB17,179,869,184 B <br />134,217,728 Kib <br />16,777,216 KiB <br />131,072 Mib <br />16 GiB <br />	1,024 MiB1,073,741,824 B <br />8,388,608 Kib <br />1,048,576 KiB <br />8,192 Mib <br />1 GiB <br />	Quantenna QT10GA 8x8:8, an+ac	Quantenna QT10GA 2x2:2, bgn	Broadcom BCM3390Z	1G 2 LAN			2017-06-14

Access Point / Bridge

Device	Type	PHY modes	Manuf.	CPU1	FLA1	RAM1	WI1	WI2	Switch	Ether.	Expan.	Ports	FCC date
Arista C-250 FCC ID: TOR-C250	enterprise access point	abgn+ac+ax	CoO: 20px	Qualcomm IPQ8078A	512 MiB536,870,912 B <br />4,194,304 Kib <br />524,288 KiB <br />4,096 Mib <br />0.5 GiB <br />	1,024 MiB1,073,741,824 B <br />8,388,608 Kib <br />1,048,576 KiB <br />8,192 Mib <br />1 GiB <br />	Qualcomm QCN5154 8x8:8, an+ac+ax	Qualcomm QCN5124 4x4:4, bgn		2.5G 2 LAN	USB 2.0	1 USB	2019-08-08
Aruba Networks AP-555 (APIN0555) FCC ID: Q9DAPIN0555	enterprise access point	abgn+ac AX6000	Wistron NeWeb	unk.			unk. 8x8:8, an+ac+ax	unk. 4x4:4, bgn+ax		5G 2 LAN			2019-05-13
Cisco C9117AXI-B FCC ID: LDKHDGWI1903	access point	abgn+ac+ax AX6000		unk.	1,024 MiB1,073,741,824 B <br />8,388,608 Kib <br />1,048,576 KiB <br />8,192 Mib <br />1 GiB <br />	2,048 MiB2,147,483,648 B <br />16,777,216 Kib <br />2,097,152 KiB <br />16,384 Mib <br />2 GiB <br />	unk. 8x8:8, an+ac+ax	unk. 4x4:4, bgn+ax		5G 1 LAN	USB 2.0	1 USB	2019-02-14
Cisco Meraki MR55 FCC ID: UDX-60083010	access point	abgn+ac+ax AX6000	CoO: 20px	Qualcomm IPQ8074 2 GHz 4 cores			Qualcomm QCN5054 8x8:8, an+ac+ax	Qualcomm QCN5024 4x4:4, bgn+ax	Qualcomm IPQ8074	5G 1 LAN			2019-01-18
H3C WA6628	enterprise access point wireless router	abgn+ac+ax AX11000	CoO: 20px	Qualcomm IPQ8078 2.2 GHz 4 cores	256 MiB268,435,456 B <br />2,097,152 Kib <br />262,144 KiB <br />2,048 Mib <br />0.25 GiB <br />	1,024 MiB1,073,741,824 B <br />8,388,608 Kib <br />1,048,576 KiB <br />8,192 Mib <br />1 GiB <br />	Qualcomm QCN5154 8x8:8, an+ac+ax	Qualcomm QCN5124 4x4:4, bgn+ax	Qualcomm IPQ8078	1G 5 LAN 2 WAN	USB 3.0	2 USB	2018-09-01 (non-FCC est.rel)
Huawei AP7060DN	access point	abgn+ac+ax AX11000	CoO: 20px	Qualcomm IPQ8074 2.0 GHz 4 cores	128 MiB134,217,728 B <br />1,048,576 Kib <br />131,072 KiB <br />1,024 Mib <br />0.125 GiB <br />	256 MiB268,435,456 B <br />2,097,152 Kib <br />262,144 KiB <br />2,048 Mib <br />0.25 GiB <br />	Qualcomm QCN5154 8x8:8, an+ac+ax Ant. conn: U.FL	Qualcomm QCN5124 4x4:4, bgn+ax Ant. conn: U.FL		1G 1 LAN 1 WAN	USB 3.0	1 USB	2017-09-12 (non-FCC est.rel)
Ruckus Wireless R730 FCC ID: S9GR730	enterprise access point IoT hub mesh node	abgn+ac+ax AX6000	CoO: 20px	Qualcomm IPQ8074 2 GHz 4 cores	256 MiB268,435,456 B <br />2,097,152 Kib <br />262,144 KiB <br />2,048 Mib <br />0.25 GiB <br />	512 MiB536,870,912 B <br />4,194,304 Kib <br />524,288 KiB <br />4,096 Mib <br />0.5 GiB <br />	Qualcomm QCN5124 4x4:4, bgn+ax	Qualcomm QCN5154 8x8:8, an+ac+ax Ant. conn: U.FL		1G 1 LAN 1 WAN	USB 2.0	1 USB	2018-08-22

Chipsets

Qualcomm Atheros

• IPQ8074 eight-stream AC, four-stream N

Quantenna

• QSR10G (Wave3) Family

Misc. links

• Quantenna Developing World’s First 10G Wi-Fi For Maximum MU-MIMO Performance on Qualcomm (archived)
• 802.11ac MU-MIMO: Bridging the MIMO Gap in Wi-Fi on Qualcomm
• 802.11ac Demystified on Xirrus

See also

• List of Four Stream Hardware
• List of Three Stream Hardware