AIRETOS E98 Class
High-class 802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5) powerful Dual-Band Modules up to industrial-grade for demanding home and enterprise networks.The AIRETOS® E98 Class supports high-end wireless link configurations for retail, carrier and enterprise networking customers. The E98 Class includes 2- and 3-stream, dual-band 802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5) to PCIe modular designs up to industrial operating conditions and temperature (-400C to ~850C). The modules achieve up to 1.3 Gbps wireless data rates and target next-generation dual-band, dual-concurrent (DBDC) wireless access points, routers, and gateways. Following the Wi-Fi 5 protocol, they support wider channel bandwidth (80 MHz) at 5Ghz and wider 256-QAM, plus other features that improve network bandwidth, reliability, and efficiency of wireless connections.    Â
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With advanced QFN, On-chip CPU for Host Wi-Fi offload, 80Mhz channel bandwidth, 4 Gbit/s bus bandwidth, evolved QAM baseband modulation technologies and 867Mbps WLAN peak throughput the AIRETOS® E98 Class is setting high standards. Especially the E98 Class’ enterprise features provide ideal options for mission-critical applications for Medical & Healthcare devices, Transportation & Logistics Solutions, IoT applications, Smart Cities Infrastructure and demanding IIoT environments.Â
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The AIRETOS® E98 Class has extended community support under Linux ATH10K and a full range of drivers for Windows and Android OS.
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Explore the E98 Series
E98 Class is available in 3 Series with various mPCIe form factors: Half-Mini PCIe (Series H, BTO), Full-Mini PCIe (Series X) and Chip-on-Board (Class B) modules. All Class’ Series evolve Qualcomm-Atheros’s Reference Design XB140 using the QCA988x and QCA989x chipsets for home and enterprise networking respectively, with new powerful Skyworks Front-End-Modules (FEM) to enhance performance.
E98 : Qualcomm Peregrine based designs
Wireless Infrastructure Networking, Carrier Grade Modules.The power of the E98 Class
It’s adaptable: For home or enterprise networks, for extended or industrial operating conditions: E98 Class supports diverse wireless connections with reliability and efficiency.
It’s robust: Built with end quality components from the multi-layered PCB to the front-end high-quality RF.
It has regulatory: We will support your application wherever with a pre-approved antenna in a certified domain or a new combination.

E98 Class: high-end wireless
Demanding wireless connectivity for retail, carrier and enterprise networking customers.
Advanced Technology
IEEE 802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5) Dual-Band, Extended and Industrial operating temperature grades, up to three antenna connectors for MIMO 3Tx3R (3 Transmit & 3 Receive) technology, Transmission Beamforming (TxBF) with enhanced Tx power accuracy and high aggregate power, PCI-E 2.0 standard specification with up to 4 Gbit/s bandwidth.

High Quality
4.9GHz frequency band support / narrow 5/10MHz channelization, Video QoS(VQos), Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS), Spectral Analysis, Support for Smart Antenna, Transmission Beamforming (TxBF), loopback mode for FIPS security certification, Enhanced small packet performance, Spatial Multiplexing, cyclic-delay diversity (CDD), low-density parity-check (LDPC), maximum ratio combining (MRC), space-time block code (STBC).Powerful Enterprise features

Mature Drivers
Whether you’re on a Linux, Embedded (RT)OS or Android you can rely on fully-featured level drivers for swift, appropriate configuration.

Quick & Easy
Getting started is easy. Install your samples and you’ll be on a great path to your prototyping in no time. A performing, the suitable antenna system is a great add-on; ask our Technical Sales for our COTS or ODM design propositions!


Matching Certified Antennas
Pre-approved and certified antennas series to significantly shorten overall time-to-market, mitigate risks and reduce non-recurring engineering (NRE) costs.
WAPH | Internal, PCB Dipole | < 2.5db |
WAFH | Internal, FPC Dipole | < 3db |
WAMF | Internal, F-Type PIFA | < 3db |
WAND | External, Omni | < 5db |
WEAD | External, PCB Dipole | < 5db |