60 GHz Enabled Device Shipments to Exceed 1 Billion Units per Annum by 2017, WiGig / 802.11ad to be the Leading Technology (ABI Research)
Posted on November 20, 2012
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Nov. 20, 2012, 12:02 p.m. EST
LONDON, Nov 20, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- After many years of waiting, 60 GHz technology looks set to emerge from a niche technology to a mass market solution. The main enabler has been the linking of the WiGig Alliance with the Wi-Fi Alliance and the forthcoming ratification of the 802.11ad standard which will encourage more Wi-Fi IC vendors to add 11ad to future tri-band solutions (i.e. 11n / 11ac / 11ad).
The partnership between Wi-Gig vendor Wilocity and Wi-Fi vendor Qualcomm Atheros to produce tri-band solutions is starting to bear fruit as Dell were the first to announce an ultrabook product with WiGig / 802.11ad. "Market growth is expected to be slow for the next 2 years with ultrabooks and peripherals being the initial primary market, driven by the need for ultra-fast data transfer for docking and display applications," commented Peter Cooney, wireless connectivity practice director. "Media tablets are expected to be the next market to embrace the technology, primarily for media streaming."
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