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4.6Gbps Wi-Fi: How 60GHz wireless works-and should you use it?
4.6Gbps Wi-Fi: How 60GHz wireless works-and should you use it?
There's a new Wi-Fi standard in town, and it takes speed to another level. 802.11ad Wi-Fi is rated for data throughput up to 4,600Mbps, or four times faster than the current speed champ 802.11ac. That's much faster than standard gigabit Ethernet and most home broadband speeds, although-as any Wi-Fi user knows-there's a big difference between theoretical speed and what's possible in practice.
We're already seeing mesh routers start to enter the mainstream market, where consumers are expected to have a router in every room. It seems then that we're already prepping for this future.




i currently live in one of the fastest fiber optic areas in the world, chattanooga and the wifi is quiet impressive
I envy you with my 10 mbps downlink and .5 uplink. :/
The problem with the "ad" version is it needs line of sight, and is slowed by walls and even doors. It won't replace 2.4 and 5 GHz systems, but be a way to allow very high speed within a room or an adjoining room. In many ways it is a technology without a strong need.
Well, we're moving towards Wifi access points in every room with the large increase in mesh networks this year. That solves the range issue, at least indoors.