Can it Wi-Fi 6 is being prepared, but will not offer the fastest wireless connection. Instead WiGig is designed for extremely fast speeds over short distances and an improved one version is preparing to be released in 2019.
WiGig transmits data wirelessly at 60 GHz, as opposed to Wi-Fi 6 and other "normal" versions of Wi-Fi that use 2.4 or 5GHz frequencies.
The frequency of 60GHz usesis less than those of 2.4GHz and 5GHz, which means it can transfer more data simultaneously. This translates into faster wireless speeds transportof data. In short, you get faster Wi-Fi when you use WiGig.
The current version of WiGig is giving speeds around 5 Gbps, while the actual speeds of Wi-Fi 6 will probably be slightly more than 2 Gbps. The latest version of WiGig should be even faster at about 10 Gbps.
It sounds good, but there is a disadvantage. The shorter wavelengths used by WiGig give it much less bandwidth. The Wi-Fi Alliance reports that the current version of WiGig can support distances up to 10 meters. However, the WiGig brand will have difficulty passing through walls or other obstacles.
WiGig devices can drop to frequencies of 2,4 GHz or 5 GHz if necessary, but at these frequencies, they do not give WiGig ultra-fast speeds.
WiGig was first announced by 2009 by Wireless Gigabit Alliance, a trade association that supports this technology. In 2013, the Wireless Gigabit Alliance shut down and took over the Wi-Fi Alliance that oversees Wi-Fi standards such as Wi-Fi 6. Thus, "Wi-Fi CERTIFIED WiGig" is now a standard of the Wi-Fi Alliance.
The original version of WiGig, released by 2012, uses the 802.11ad standard and offers speeds around 5Gbps at a maximum distance of 10 meters.
The new, faster template called 802.11ay is scheduled to be released in 2019, so we will see faster productτα WiGig. Ο Dino Bekis της Qualcomm δήλωσε στο The Verge ότι αυτό το νέο πρότυπο μπορεί να είναι two times faster and that it will communicate at distances of up to 100 meters.
WiGig will not replace Wi-Fi 6 as it will not be able to go through walls and other obstacles.
You can think of WiGig as an optional Wi-Fi add-on. Any devices that support WiGig will also support basic templates such as WI-Fi 6. But it will include all Wi-Fi 6 devices, WiGig support.
The oldest 802.11ad was released for a while, and the devices that support it are very few. Devices that support 802.11ay will begin running 2019.
For example, if you buy an ASUS ROG phone, its base communicates with its adapter via WiGig.
Theoretically, you could buy a WiGig-enabled router and a WiGig-enabled laptop and have extremely fast speeds, but these devices have not yet appeared on the market.
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