Using the readily available, unlicensed 60 GHz spectrum, WiGig is poised to replace local area networks by the end of this year.It will retain backwards compatibility with current-generation WiFi devices.
Will you be replacing your wifi with WiGig? Quite possibly! After all, who can resist transmitting up to 7 Gbps more than 10x faster than current rates?
- WiGig is not WiFi
- WiGig Aims to Widen the Wireless Road
- Next-gen gigabit wireless spec formalized with 7Gbps speeds
- New Frequency Set to Turbocharge Wi-Fi
Cool fact!
WiGig board members hail from Atheros, Broadcom, Dell, Intel, LG Electronics, Marvell, MediaTek, Microsoft, NEC, Nokia, Panasonic, Samsung and Wilocity. Contributing members are NXP, Realtek, STMicroelectronics and Tensorcom.
