Gi-Fi or gigabit wireless refers to wireless communication at a bit rate of at least one gigabit per second (Gbps).
By 2004 some trade press used the term "Gi-Fi" to refer to faster versions of the IEEE 802.11 standards marketed under the trademark Wi-Fi. [1]
In 2008 researchers at the University of Melbourne demonstrated a transceiver on a single integrated circuit (chip) operating at 60 GHz on the CMOS process, allowing wireless communication speeds of up to 5 Gbps within a 10-metre (33-foot) range. [2] Some press reports called this "GiFi". [3] [4] It was developed by the Melbourne University-based laboratories of NICTA (National ICT Australia Limited). [3]
In 2009, the Wireless Gigabit Alliance was formed to promote the technology. It used the term " WiGig" which avoided trademark confusion. [5]
Gi-Fi or gigabit wireless refers to wireless communication at a bit rate of at least one gigabit per second (Gbps).
By 2004 some trade press used the term "Gi-Fi" to refer to faster versions of the IEEE 802.11 standards marketed under the trademark Wi-Fi. [1]
In 2008 researchers at the University of Melbourne demonstrated a transceiver on a single integrated circuit (chip) operating at 60 GHz on the CMOS process, allowing wireless communication speeds of up to 5 Gbps within a 10-metre (33-foot) range. [2] Some press reports called this "GiFi". [3] [4] It was developed by the Melbourne University-based laboratories of NICTA (National ICT Australia Limited). [3]
In 2009, the Wireless Gigabit Alliance was formed to promote the technology. It used the term " WiGig" which avoided trademark confusion. [5]