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title: BCM6718
url: https://www.broadcom.com/products/wireless/wireless-lan-infrastructure/bcm6718
description: Learn about Broadcom’s Wi-Fi 8 next gen 802.11bn (UHR) access points, ideally suited for residential gateways, routers, extenders.
---

# BCM6718

## 4x4 Wi-Fi 8 802.11bn Residential Access Point Chip

The Broadcom® BCM6718 is a 4x4 Wi-Fi 8 MAC/PHY/Radio solution up to 320 MHz bandwidth, redefining wireless connectivity by delivering unparalleled performance, efficiency and reliability for a new generation of 802.11bn (UHR) Wi-Fi access points, routers and extenders.

The BCM6718 supports the new Wi-Fi 8 802.11bn features, including increased capacity (Dynamic Sub-band Operation, Non-Primary Channel Access, Inter-AP Coordination, Dynamic Bandwidth Expansion), improved throughput (Unequal Modulation as well as UHR new rates MCS17 / MSC19 / MCS20 / MCS23), extended range (Extended Long Range, Distributed Resource Units), and optimized reliability and QoS (seamless roaming, low latency indication), making Wi-Fi 8 more reliable, responsive and intelligent.

By combining Wi-Fi 8 capabilities with Broadcom proprietary features, the BCM6718 addresses the stringent demands of the AI era by providing intelligent networks, better power efficiency and a superior Quality-of-Experience for users across diverse devices and applications.

| Title | Date | Download | Alert |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BCM6718 - Next Generation of Wi-Fi 8 (802.11bn) Access Point Devices Product Brief<br>Version:<br>PB100<br>Language:<br>English | 05/18/2026 | [Download](https://docs.broadcom.com/docs/6718-PB1XXX)<br>(608.1 KB) |  |

### Features

Wi-Fi 8 802.11bn feature support, including:

- Dynamic Sub-band Operation (DSO)
- Non-Primary Channel Access (NPCA)
- Inter-AP Coordination
- Dynamic Bandwidth Expansion (DBE)
- New UHR modulation rates
- 2x LDPC
- Unequal Modulation (UEQM)
- Enhanced Long Range (ELR)
- Distributed Resource Units (DRU)
- Low Latency Indication
- Seamless Roaming
- Enhanced QoS, EDCA, In-Device Coexistence

### Applications

- Residential Wi-Fi access points, routers and repeaters
- Service provider gateways

### Lifecycle Status

![BCM6718: 4x4 802.11bn Wi-Fi 8 Residential Access Point Chip](https://www.broadcom.com/media/blt4ac44e0e6c6d8341/blt55da88cde9a9cf37/68d190437b2e158cb581111f/BCM6718-6929-wcc-phot.jpg?width=250)

Active

### Specifications

| Specification               | Value      |
|-----------------------------|------------|
| Lifecycle                   | Active     |
| Distributor Inventory        | Yes        |
| Wifi Generation/CPU         | Wi-Fi 8    |

### Related Products

- [BCM6719](https://www.broadcom.com/products/wireless/wireless-lan-infrastructure/bcm6719)
- [BCM4918](https://www.broadcom.com/products/wireless/wireless-lan-infrastructure/bcm4918)

## More

- [Check Inventory](https://www.broadcom.com/api/inventory/search?part_number=BCM6718)
- [Contact Sales](https://www.broadcom.com/company/contact/sales)

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