[OPLIN 4cast] OPLIN 4Cast #178: WiGig

[Bobbi Galvin]

*OPLIN 4Cast #178: WiGig
*May 19, 2010


  /4casting technologies that could have an impact on public libraries.///

Using the readily available, unlicensed 60 GHz spectrum, WiGig 
<http://wirelessgigabitalliance.org/> is poised to replace local area 
networks by the end of this year.  It will retain backwards 
compatibility with current-generation WiFi devices.

Will you be replacing your wifi with WiGig?  Quite possibly!  After all, 
who can resist transmitting up to7 Gbps more than 10x faster than 
current rates?

    * WiGig is not WiFi
      <http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/wigig-is-not-wifi/6451>
    * WiGig Aims to Widen the Wireless Road
      <http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/69963.html>
    * Next-gen gigabit wireless spec formalized with 7Gbps speeds
      <http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2010/05/next-gen-gigabit-wireless-spec-formalized.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss>
    * New Frequency Set to Turbocharge Wi-Fi
      <http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/05/new-frequency-set-to-turbocharge-wi-fi/>

*/Cool fact!/*
WiGig board members hail from Atheros, Broadcom, Dell, Intel, LG 
Electronics, Marvell, MediaTek, Microsoft, NEC, Nokia, Panasonic, 
Samsung and Wilocity. Contributing members are NXP, Realtek, 
STMicroelectronics and Tensorcom.

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Bobbi Galvin
OPLIN Customer Relations & Support
P: 1-888-966-7546
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