What WiGig is putting together here is a new standard for wireless connectivity, on a global scale, namely the 60 GHz wireless standard. This, of course, means that there will be faster wireless for everybody, as soon as all manufacturers start developing wireless devices that use the unlicensed 60 GHz spectrum.

“On behalf of the WiGig Alliance, I’m extremely proud to announce the publication of the industry’s first comprehensive multi-gigabit wireless specification,” said Dr. Ali Sadri, WiGig Alliance president and chairman. “WiGig can now provide the world’s leading innovators with a license to develop next-generation wireless products under royalty-free terms. With this announcement today, and with our new partnership with the Wi-Fi Alliance, we are one step closer to fulfilling our vision of a unified 60 GHz ecosystem. We welcome all companies to join with us as we continue to drive the industry forward.”

You should regard this new standard as the USB 3.0 of wireless, as the WiGig specification allows for 7 Gbps transfer rates over a wireless connection, which is 10 times faster than the highest 802.11n rate of today.

And now for the other good part of this news, as Cisco has joined the WiGig Alliance Board of Directors, while Harman International, Peraso Technologies and Samsung Electro-Mechanics have joined them as contributing members.

“Cisco sees 60 GHz technology as an important option in the evolution of wireless LANs in the enterprise, small business and home,” revealed Bob Friday, Director of Strategic Initiatives of Cisco’s Wireless Business Unit. “The wireless arena is certainly one in which Cisco can contribute greatly, especially as networks and information access become increasingly borderless by nature.”

“WiGig shows enormous potential to drive the kind of wireless performance that businesses and consumers need,” stated Rob Enderle, president and principal analyst, Enderle Group. “The organization has brought together a critical mass of diverse industry leaders, and with the publication of its unified specification, WiGig is enabling the next generation of multi-gigabit wireless products for multiple platforms and applications.”


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