WiGig has just recently been certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance to be included in smartphones, laptops, routers, and other devices, which will double Wi-Fi's current speed.
Engadget reports, nearly 180 million devices will be arriving by the fourth-quarter of next year that meets the WiGig standard. The Wi-Fi Alliance also introduced the products from Intel, Dell and Qualcomm, which are WiGig certified.
However, there are some downsides such as the WiGig has a short range of about 10 meters. Basically, to be able to utilize the full speed of WiGig, the person must be sitting in the same room where the router is located. The Verge published a statement from Kevin Robinson, Wi-Fi Alliance VP for Marketing, "We talk about it as an in-room technology."
This new technology may be limiting for some, but the company is stressing the other possibilities such as for VR. In order to play a game using a virtual-reality headset, the device should be connected to thick cables since wireless speed are not that strong. Due to this, the player's immersion to the full VR experience is being restricted, the site added.
Hence, WiGig's top speeds can be adequate for 4K video, augmented reality, and phone and laptop displays to desktop monitors. So, WiGig won't be as bad as it sounds.
WiGig is a high-speed and 60GHz standard also known as 802.11ad, which can yield speeds of up to 8 Gbps. Its 1GB per second capability is triple the speed of what the top 802.11ac routers can do today. Beamforming and short distance are two factors that could potentially yield the max the speed level of 802.11ad, The Verge detailed.
Most modern devices like smartphones, laptops, and routers only supports 802.11ac Wi-Fi, which only boast speeds of up to 4.5 Gbps. Earlier this month, 802.11ad capable devices have been coming out already. Dell's Latitude E7450/70 was the first mobile phone to carry the new Wi-Fi standard and other devices will soon carry the same standard, which could affect your decision making.
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