Smartphones, tablets, and PCs should appear this year that can send and receive data wirelessly more than 10 times faster than a Wi-Fi connection.
The wireless technology that will allow this is known as 60 gigahertz, and goes by the name “WiGig.†Computing giants including Apple, Microsoft, and Sony have quietly collaborated on the new standard for years, and a handful of products featuring WiGig are already available. But the technology will get a big push this year, with several companies introducing products featuring WiGig to market.
How fast is WiGig? According to Wilocity, a company that manufactures 60GHZ chips used for WiGig, it can transfer 1000 photos between notebooks in five seconds. Uploading a two-minute HD video recording from a camcorder takes about a minute on a standard 802.11n Wi-Fi network, but would take a mere three seconds over WiGig. Downloading a 1080p HD movie would take three minutes instead of the hour it consumes over 802.11n.
So be on the look out for new products stamped with the WiGig logo, it's an exciting network technology with the ability to completely transform your digital experience.
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