Morse Micro: Ready for Wi-Fi HaLow? Wi-Fi That Can Reach Farther

Wi-Fi is the most ubiquitous high speed wireless communication in use today, and it’s what’s next that could reinvent Wi-Fi for everything else. It’s called Wi-Fi Halow, a new Wi-Fi standard, named 802.11ah, a sub-1 Gigahertz (GHz) unlicensed frequency band version of ultra-low power Wi-Fi targeting long-range links especially for the Internet of Things.

Wi-Fi HaLow solves the challenges for Wi-Fi in IoT devices, overcoming the fundamental weaknesses of existing wireless technologies offering lower power, longer range, and secure connections at a higher capacity. Robust connectivity that handles the most challenging Wi-Fi environments, including obstructions such as walls, will outreach more things and convert them into smart, connected devices to improve productivity and the user experience.

Introducing Morse Micro Wi-Fi HaLow with ultra-low power, WPA3 security, reaching 10 times farther than conventional Wi-Fi, with over 8,000 devices on a single access point. It can connect devices for smart homes and buildings, industrial automation, retail, smartphones and mobile devices.

Imagine connecting on Wi-Fi over distances ranging from tens of meters to over a kilometer, with long-lasting battery life and special sleep modes allowing IP-addressable sensors to last multiple years on a single coin cell battery. The connections to the IoT devices are secured with the tried and tested 802.11 security (WPA3) with sufficient data rates for encrypted messages and support of over-the-air security firmware upgrades.

The Morse Micro team not only invented Wi-Fi and designed Wi-Fi chips in many billions of devices, but also played an integral role in authoring the new 802.11ah standard. Although developing these wireless chips was no easy feat, the team at Morse Micro focused on developing the highest performance wireless solutions, making everything secure and connected.