[LINK] The Game Begins...

[Richard Chirgwin]

Wow.
> 7 Gbps within a 10-meter range

That's gotta have Mike Quigley losing sleep.

RC

On 30/06/11 10:30 PM, Tom Koltai wrote:
> 95 Mbps NBN. cool. BUT...
>
> Quote/
> [From:http://www.techspot.com/news/44483-wigig-11-specification-publishe
> d-testing-to-begin-in-q4-2011.html]
>
> WiGig 1.1 specification published, testing to begin in Q4 2011
>
> By Emil Protalinski<  , TechSpot.com
> Published: June 29, 2011, 10:40 PM EST Breaking News
> <http://www.techspot.com/tag/breaking/>
>
>
> The Wireless Gigabit Alliance (WiGig<http://www.wigig.org/>  ), the
> organization pushing for the worldwide adoption of 60GHz wireless
> technology, has announced the publication of its certification-ready
> multi-gigabit wireless specification. The newly completed version 1.1 of
> the specification addresses enhancements identified by member companies
> during the product development process.
>
> Soon WiGig members will be able to test their WiGig-based products to
> ensure interoperability within the ecosystem and provide end users with
> reliable solutions at product launch. To be more specific, WiGig
> products will go into interoperability testing in Q4 2011, followed by
> actual products sometime next year, according to PC Magazine
> <http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2387715,00.asp>  .
>
> The WiGig Bus Extension (WBE) specification has also been published and
> is available to Adopter members. The WiGig Serial Extension (WSE)
> specification is still being finalized, and should be published to
> Adopters in the second half of this year. The WBE and WSE specifications
> enable high-performance multi-gigabit wireless connectivity among
> multiple devices.
>
> "We are marching toward enabling the fastest wireless technology for
> practical applications such as Wireless Docking, Wireless Display and
> Wireless Networking," Dr. Ali Sadri, WiGig Alliance president and
> chairman, said in a statement. "Our continued diligence in the MAC-PHY
> specification development process and collaboration with the Wi-Fi
> Alliance to build an interoperable multi-gigabit wireless solution based
> on our latest specification will soon provide an unprecedented user
> experience that changes people's lives."
>
> WiGig was announced on May 7, 2009, with the goal of eventually having
> WiGig chips inside everything
> <http://www.techspot.com/news/34619-wigig-alliance-plans-short-range-hig
> h-speed-wireless-standard-.html>   from computers to handhelds to any
> type of consumer electronics so that large files can be transmitted
> wirelessly without latency issues. The completed version 1.0 WiGig
> specification
> <http://www.techspot.com/news/37288-wigig-finishes-short-range-high-spee
> d-wireless-standard.html>  , supporting data transfer rates of up to
> 7Gbps within a 10-meter range, was announced in December 2009. In May
> 2010, WiGig announced the publication of its specification, the opening
> of its Adopter Program, and the liaison agreement with the Wi-Fi
> Alliance to cooperate on the expansion of future Wi-Fi technologies.
> /Quote
>
>
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