LAS VEGAS--Your laptop might already have dual-band Wi-Fi, but how about Tri-band for a change?
Qualcomm and Wilocity today announced at CES 2013 the first Tri-band reference design that combines Wireless-N (802.11n), 802.11ac Wi-Fi, and 802.11ad (also known as WiGig) in one single networking product.
The new chip is based on the Qualcomm VIVE 802.11ac Wi-Fi chip, which was launched just a few days ago, and Wilocity 802.11ad WiGig wireless technologies. It's the first chip with tri-band Wi-Fi, meaning it offers wireless networking signals in all three existing bands of the Wi-Fi standard -- 2.4GHz, the 5GHz, and 60GHz -- as well as Gigabit Ethernet.
This is a very significant development for the 60GHz 802.11ad standard, which offers wireless speeds of up to 7Gbps at the expense of range, which is much shorter than what you get from the other two standards. When it's combined with the Wi-Fi family, you get the benefit of the faster speed without having to buy a separate router.
The Dell Ultrabook and the Tri-band Wi-Fi/WiGig add-in card it has on the inside for Wilocity CES 2013 demos.
(Credit: Wilocity)
In short, the Tri-band reference design allows consumers to connect to 60GHz-enabled devices, such as docks, displays, and storage, at ... [Read more]
by Dong Ngo via CNET
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