Wi Fi speed to get boost upto unimaginable 7 Gbps

Wireless networks will soon get a big boost in speed.
A new standard supporting the 60 GHz band is coming next year and it will allow wireless networks to be much faster than those that run on today's current 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands.

The standard, known as 802.11ad, will create wireless networks that operate at a whopping 7 gigabits per second. CORRECTED: In comparison today's 5 GHz WiFi can work as fast as 600 megabits per second.

But a standard doesn't mean much until companies build some products to support it. And it all it starts with the WiFi chips. As many as four companies are planning on shipping a new wave of chips in less than a year.



 

Chip maker Marvell on Monday announced it is partnering with Israeli startup Wilocity to create tri-band Wi-Fi chips that will run on the 2.4GHz, 5GHz and 60GHz bands. The 60GHz band is particularly significant because it’s the spectrum band being used by the new 802.11ad Wi-Fi standard that will offer peak download speeds at a whopping 7Gbps, more than 100 times faster than the current generation of Wi-Fi technology. Business Insider estimates that the new chips will be available sometime next year.