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[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.
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