Ever thought that your wireless connectivity would definitely need a speed boost? I know I did and I am not referring to that thought that just comes and goes. Every time I connect, I tend to think “Boy, I wish this worked faster.” Well, this is what WiGig Alliance hopes to achieve in the near future. Thus, the announcement of the fact that it has finally completed its latest unified specifications that mention WiGig reaching speeds of up to 7Gbps, which is about ten times faster than existing Wi-Fi, namely 802.11n.

The new wireless specification is completely backward compatible with the IEEE 802.11 standard and supplements and extends the 802.11 MAC (aka Medium Access Control) layer. The physical layer allows for both low power and high performance WiGig devices to work together flawlessly and enables communication at gigabit rates. So as to support specific system interfaces such as data buses for PC peripherals or display interfaces for HDTVs, monitors or projectors, protocol adaptation layers are already being developed.

WiGig offers support for beamforming, which allows for communication at distances that go beyond the 10-meter range. As far as security and power management are concerned, worry not, for they are as top class as possible. The specifications are supposed to be delivered to the alliance members in the first quarter of 2010. This means that, by the end of 2010, we might be seeing something totally new and radical in terms of wireless tech.

Now for a less techy question. Why WiGig? Why not something with more... panache? Something that shouts “I am the best” and not “I am a friend of Ronald McDonald?” Oh, well, I guess it knows best, even though, in my opinion, the naming is as important as the technology.


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