Why 60 GHz?
Today’s wireless options are not sufficient for instantaneous downloads of uncompressed, multimedia files, streaming HD media files, and real-time gaming between multiple devices, Grodzinsky pointed out. The goal is to use the new wireless standard to provide wireless connectivity between PCs, handsets, printers, media bridges, set-top boxes, cameras and many more devices to come. The new standard aims to hit transfer rates over 10 times faster than today’s WLANs (wireless local area network), allowing users to download or transfer rich content in seconds instead of minutes. The 60 GHz standard offers multi-gigabit speeds using a large swath of unlicensed spectrum available in most countries. This can provide access to greater bandwidth for new wireless applications with virtually no interference. The result will be robust, latency-free media streaming, according to Grodzinsky.
