WiCi One external GPU box features Wi-Fi 7, 4TB SSD for local AI processing

Wireless External GPU for AI

The WiCi One is an external GPU (eGPU) enclosure designed to address the growing demand for local AI processing. Unlike traditional eGPUs, it incorporates Wi-Fi 7 for wireless data transmission between the GPU and client machines.

The system uses a specialized GPU driver on client machines that communicates with the WiCi One over the network, making the operating system recognize it as a local graphics card.

Addressing Wireless Latency

Standard GPU-host communication is chatty, which would typically lead to high latency over a wireless connection. WiCi addresses this by implementing driver software that performs data caching, deduplication, and compression.

The software also manages which hardware requests are handled locally versus those sent wirelessly, optimizing performance for AI workloads.

Multi-Device and Storage Capabilities

The WiCi One supports multiple client machines accessing a single GPU, offering Python libraries for LLM integration and a standard HTTP API for network access. This allows shared GPU resources without special configuration.

For running large language models (LLMs), the device includes a 4TB PCIe 5.0 SSD. This internal storage is intended to store model weights, enabling larger models and reducing cross-network data transfers.