7Gbps Devices Should Ship by 2012 Says WiGig

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Over the weekend VESA chairman and WiGig board member Bruce Montag said that the 7 Gbps WiGig standard for Wi-Fi should be ready in just over a year. That means prototypes based on the ultra wideband, 60 GHz technology should appear in 2011, followed by commercial devices for consumers in the first half of 2012.
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Montag also admitted that WiGig won't be heavily branded, as the market will still focus on WiFi Alliance-branded products. Instead, he expects to see the WiGig spec and the competing 802.11ad spec from the IEEE (Institute of Electronics Engineers) to be in sync with one another. "The end user will be buying a standard with [WiFi Alliance] logo and certification which ensures they will be interoperable - that is the key in partnering with the WiFi Alliance," he said.
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WiGig was also designed to be backwards compatible from the start, using the new 60 GHz spectrum while also broadcasting over 2, 4 and 5 GHz bands used by wireless a, b, g and n. It's also low-power complaint, allowing laptops and smartphones to use the gigabit technology.