gFiber, Qualcomm and Gemtek Unveil AI-Native Wi-Fi 8 Gateway With Symmetric 20-Gig and On-Device Agents

What happened

According to the joint release on October 12, the gateway is built on Qualcomm's Dragonwing NPro A8 Elite platform: concurrent quad-band Wi-Fi 8 (802.11bn), a dedicated hardware NPU (Qualcomm Hexagon NPU), and a high-performance penta-core CPU, paired with Qualcomm's edge AI software framework, enabling agentic AI and intelligent services to run directly on the gateway for more responsive experiences, less cloud reliance, and home-network data staying local.

Demonstrations at Network X include intent-based parental controls — a natural-language voice command such as ‘pause social media on my kids’ devices until 7 PM’ triggers the corresponding network action directly on the gateway; frictionless guest access via voice-initiated QR codes on the router's front-facing touchscreen; voice-controlled smart-home integration; and real-time network health diagnostics.

Through our collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies and Gemtek, we’re transforming the router into an intelligent service platform.

— John Keib, Chief Technology & Product Officer, gFiber

Key facts

1. Roles: gFiber (formerly Google Fiber) brings the broadband service and product definition; Qualcomm supplies the Dragonwing NPro A8 Elite platform and edge AI software framework; Gemtek handles product design, RF engineering, system integration, and manufacturing.
2. Hardware: concurrent quad-band Wi-Fi 8 (802.11bn), Qualcomm Hexagon NPU, penta-core CPU; supports symmetric 20-gig broadband today, with the architecture intended to support future 50-gig services.
3. Rollout: existing gFiber 20-gig customers will be the first upgraded to the new gateway; gFiber has completed a live-network 50G PON trial in Kansas City (Nokia technology) and plans a residential 50G trial with the new gateway by spring 2027.