Samsung announced today that it has succeeded in developing a new WiFi technology that it considers to be a natural successor to today's 802.11ac technology. The new WiFi 802.11ad technology achieves a speed up to 5 times higher than today's standards, thanks to which it is able to transfer data at a speed of up to 4,6 Gbps, i.e. 575 MB/s. However, wireless data transmission takes place in the 60 GHz band, so we will again need new WiFi routers for this connection. In addition, Samsung says the technology eliminates band interference, eliminating the difference between theoretical and actual transfer speeds.
Thanks to this, the technology is able to download a 1GB movie in less than 3 seconds. The speed is five times faster compared to technologies that use the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands, which today are capable of transferring data at a speed of up to 108 MB/s. In addition, Samsung is serious about technology and plans to make 802.11ad technology commercially available next year in products that fall into its portfolio - including AV products, medical devices, mobile phones and finally in Smart Home products, i.e. in the Internet of Things.
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*Source: Samsung
