Qualcomm’s next-gen 60GHz WiFi chips will deliver 10Gbps speeds


Qualcomm’s next-gen 60GHz WiFi chips will deliver 10Gbps speeds

Companies have been talking about the status us Project IEEE 802.11ay for a couple of years now and slowly but surely we’ve seen some progress being made with it. The project started off as a proposed enhancement to the current state of wireless networks and is the followup to the 802.11ad protocol (which was originally announced in May 2009). This all comes from the Wireless Gigabit Alliance (WiGig) with 802.11ay adding four times the bandwidth and adding MIMO up to 4 streams compared to its predecessor. Qualcomm has announced they have created the industry’s first 802.11ay solution that delivers breakthrough 10Gbps network performance.

There’s been a lot of buzz lately within the WiFi community as it seems the IEEE standards were switching to names that were easier for the casual consumer. Things went from 802.11a to 802.11b and then we saw a jump to 802.11g. This went from 802.11n to 802.11ac/ad/af and this week it was announced that 802.11ax would be renamed to WiFi 6, which is completely separate from what Qualcomm has been working on with 802.11ay. WiFi 6 will be using the 2.4GHz and 5GHz radio bands found in today’s Wi-Fi routers but WiGig’s 802.11ay adds an additional 60GHz millimeter wave hardware that delivers even better speeds.

Even 802.11ay isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be, though as with most WiFi technologies. 5GHz can deliver faster speeds compared to 2.4GHz, but it has less range and doesn’t penetrate through walls as well. The same is true with 802.11ay as it has a difficult time penetrating through walls as well. With Qualcomm’s new QCA64x8 (fixed) and QCA64x1 (mobile) chipsets, it’s using the 60GHz spectrum to deliver speeds of up to 10Gbps and sub-millisecond latency.

These new chips are said to deliver extended battery life while also enabling “always-on ambient Wi-Fi sensing capabilities.” This will allow for devices to identify objects, people, movements, and even precise location without being affected by light conditions. Qualcomm expects this technology to be used for 4K movies, TV shows, and video games. This is especially true for wireless AR and VR as a lag-free mobile experience is vital to immersion. We’re told the new chipsets are available today but customers will have to wait until they are available in consumer devices with 802.11ay-based WiGig routers scheduled for release next year.


Source: Qualcomm

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