{"id":108,"date":"2009-01-29T21:20:10","date_gmt":"2009-01-30T02:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbachnet.wwwmi3-ss40.a2hosted.com\/?p=108"},"modified":"2022-12-30T12:06:47","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T17:06:47","slug":"multi-gigabit-wireless-by-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/multi-gigabit-wireless-by-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Multi-Gigabit Wireless by 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Multi-Gigabit<\/a>A January 26, 2009, ScienceDaily<\/a><\/em> article<\/a> describes a new CMOS<\/a> chip capable of transmitting 60 GHz digital RF signals<\/a>. The new chip enables rapid wireless transfer of a high-definition movie from a PC to a cell phone. It was developed at the Georgia Institute of Technology<\/a>‘s Georgia Electronic Design Center (GEDC<\/a>).<\/p>\n

There are many potential 60 GHz applications. Some applications are virtually wireless desktop computers, data centers, and wireless home DVD systems. The 60 GHz application would allow in-store kiosks that transfer movies to handheld devices in seconds. It also has the potential to move gigabytes of photos or video from a camera to a PC almost instantly.<\/p>\n

Experts believe that this technology could yield high-speed, short-range wireless applications by 2012. According to Joy Laskar, director of the GEDC, “Consumers could see products capable of ultra-fast short-range data transfer within two or three years.<\/em>” Ann Revell-Pechar, chair of the MIT Enterprise Forum of Atlanta Chapter says “Multi-gigabit wireless technology is widely perceived to bring important new wireless applications to both consumer and IT markets<\/em>.” Darko Kirovski, senior researcher at Microsoft Research<\/a> says “Multi-gigabit technology definitely has major promise for new consumer and IT applications.<\/em>”<\/p>\n

Unprecedented short-range wireless speeds<\/h3>\n

Researchers have already achieved very high data transfer rates that promise unprecedented short-range wireless speeds-15 Gbps at a distance of 1 meter, 10 Gbps at 2 meters, and 5 Gbps at 5 meters.<\/p>\n

The GEDC-developed chip is the first 60GHz embedded chip for multimedia multi-gigabit wireless use. According to Ms. Laskar, this new technology “represents the highest level of integration for 60GHz wireless single-chip solutions. It offers the lowest energy per bit transmitted wirelessly at multi-gigabit data rates reported to date.<\/em>”<\/p>\n

Industry group Ecma International<\/a> recently announced a worldwide standard for radio frequency (RF) technology that makes 60 GHz “multi-gigabit” data transfer possible. The specifications for this technology are expected to be published as an ISO standard<\/a> in 2009.<\/p>\n

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Ralph Bach<\/a>\u00a0has been in IT long enough to know better and has blogged from his\u00a0Bach Seat<\/a> about IT, careers, and anything else that catches his attention since 2005. You can follow him on LinkedIn<\/a>,\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0and\u00a0Twitter<\/a>. Email the Bach Seat\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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