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Wireless N (IEEE 802.11n) is the latest WiFi (Wireless Fidelity) technology in the world today, but it only works at a maximum of 500Mbps.  With all the advent of HD (High-Definition), it would seem it won't be long before we'll be yearning for Gigabit Wireless to match our Gigabit (1Gbps) wired physical network, which will become a norm with the proliferation of Wireless N. So what's next?

Scientists in the U.S. have come up with the idea that it may be possible to get Gigabit Wireless by the end of this decade via the unused 60GHz radio frequency.

They have already achieved 15Gbps at one meter, 10Gbps at two meters and 5Gbps at five meters - so this isn't just hot air.  This is good stuff - it can lead to wireless hard drives (which will be faster than Wireless USB), Wireless Servers, and even Wireless DVD players!  Imagine being able to wirelessly send DVD to a TV screen!

They also plan to make it backward-compatible so it'll work with current WiFi, and there's no health risks even at 60GHz because that frequency is stopped by human skin and cannot penetrate the body.

The name for this Gigabit Wireless? IEEE 802.15.3C, but we prefer Wireless X no?

Source : Press Esc