Freescale Semiconductor Holdings I, Ltd. announced that it is taking an early leadership position in the next-generation WLAN access point (AP) market by demonstrating one of the first production-ready solutions to support the emerging 802.11ac standard at Interop event in Las Vegas. Based on advanced QorIQ multicore processors, the new solutions are the result of collaboration between Freescale and its partners Accton, Senao and USI. Freescale's early momentum in the 802.11ac AP space follows strong market acceptance of the company's QorIQ P1 processor family by top manufacturers of 802.11n enterprise AP equipment. The manufacturers choosing QorIQ processors to power current-generation WLAN products own more than 50% of the enterprise AP market. In addition, Freescale has already engaged with many top 802.11ac AP manufacturers. Demonstrations planned for Freescale's meeting space in room Palm-G near the Mandalay Bay Hotel Ballroom include a next-generation WLAN AP design, as well as a Freescale customer's production model 802.11ac AP based on a Freescale QorIQ P1 family device. The AP leverages the processor's CAPWAP/DTLS protocol offload technology, which frees processor cycles for value added services. Freescale's comprehensive QorIQ WLAN portfolio is optimized for SoHo, SMB and enterprise 802.11n and 802.11ac applications. The QorIQ P1 processor family, which includes the P1010, P1020 and P1023 communications processors, offers extensive integration coupled with power-over-Ethernet-friendly performance per watt for a wide variety of WLAN applications. The series provides dual- and single-core solutions based on Power Architecture(R) technology for the 400 MHz to 1 GHz performance range, along with advanced security and cost-optimized packaging. The QorIQ P1 family is well-suited for next generation wireless LAN access points with a wide variety of core, frequency, price and interface options to suit the myriad WLAN solutions and differentiated services required by the market.