WiGig logo (via Wireless Gigabit Alliance)
As you may or may not have heard, there is a new wireless Internet technology in the works capable of up to 7 Gbps. Unlike the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz band we are familiar with now, the WiGig technology (wireless gigabit) would step it up a couple notches to deliver wireless at 60 GHz, aka 802.11ad.
The future of the WiGig is not set in stone. The established electronics manufacturer and distributor, ZTE, is throwing their support for this emerging technology by joining LGE, Allegro, Silicone Image and other companies in the WiGig Alliance. ZTE general manager, Sun Qingbo, expressed much interest in the emerging technology, saying he wishes to integrate WiGig capabilities to ZTE products that range from tablets to conference terminals. He says, “It will be fantastic if WiGig technology can be adopted on all these products. I am certain there are many companies that share the same vision as us.”
Support for the WiGig revolution is sure to keep rising. The WiGig Alliance announces it has finished the first ever multi-gigabit wireless docking specification, performed its first interoperability test and received ITU-R recognitions. The alliance is encouraging more developers to help in creating a unified specification for wireless docking that they believe would revolutionize the wireless Internet world. Testing will continue through the 2012 year with plans of having the first certified WiGig products released in 2013.
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