Wireless networks, also known as Wi-Fi, as a maximal capacity around 300Mbps with the latest 802.11n protocol, which is enough for most uses. A wired Gigabit Ethernet network is still better for stable and fast file transfers, which has forced many to run networks combined of wired and wireless devices. WiGig Alliance plans to make the wires redundant with a new super Wi-Fi standard using the 60GHz band to achieve speeds up to 6Gbps, six times the speed of regular wired networks.
WiGig Alliance consists of 13 major actors in home electronics and PCs, among others Nokia, Dell, Intel and Microsoft, and says to have a complete specification for its new superfast wireless network.
The goal of WiGig is to enable home electronics to stream High Definition video formats wirelessly to TVs and other devices around the house. A similar concept as WirelessHD, a technology it has nothing in common with, but the hopes are to create superfast home networks, although with limited range.
“This technology is being designed from the ground up to address the specific requirements of various platforms, to coexist with future 60 GHz solutions and complement millions of Wi-Fi devices already in use around the world. Wireless docking, display and entertainment, without performance compromise, will become a reality with gigabit-speed wireless I/O and eliminate the unsightly cables that clutter today’s homes and offices.”
WiGig Alliance already has a specification at 80 percent completion, but exactly when it will be released what we can expected from its superfast Wi-Fi network remains to be seen.
