Qualcomm this week laid out its plan to adopt the latest wifi security protocol in future products.
The company said it will apply the Wifi Alliance’s Wifi Protected Access (WPA3) across its portfolio of mobile and networking products starting this summer. The core feature of WPA3 is stronger protection when users choose weak passwords.
WPA3 also simplifies the process of securing access points that don’t have a display or interface. The standard provides individualized data encryption to protect data as it moves from computers, tablets, and phones to access points.
Plus, it includes a 192-bit security suite to help businesses and governments adopt the highest levels of protection.
Qualcomm says it has already added WPA3 to its WCN3998 wifi radio and IPQ807x AP platform. The company says phons based on the Snapdragon 845 mobile application processor will be the first to support WPA3.
The chip and phones that rely on it will gain WPA3 this summer, with Qualcomm’s portfolio of networking devices to follow soon thereafter.
