WiFi Alliance expects WiGig to start taking off in 2017. (Photo: The Hacker News)
WiGig was first introduced in 2009 by the Wireless Gigabit Alliance (a trade association promoting the technology). In 2013, the Wireless Gigabit Alliance closed and the Wi-Fi Alliance took over. Wi-FI CERTIFIED WiGig is currently a Wi-Fi Alliance standard, like the WPA3 security standard.
The original version of WiGig was released in 2012, using the 802.11ad standard. It provides speeds of about 5Gbps in a maximum distance of 10m.
The new, faster version, called 802.11ay, is expected to be released in 2019, so you'll have to wait until next year to see WiGig products faster. According to Qualcomm sources, the new standard could be twice as fast, and the range could be up to 100m, but if in an environment with walls and obstructions, WiFi speeds will still be affected.
Don't confuse these standards with 802.11ax, which is WiFi 6.
WiGig is not born to replace WiFi 6. Even with a wider range in the new WiGig standard, WiGig cannot penetrate walls or other obstacles. You will want to have 2 devices using WiGig in the same room, no walls or obstacles to take advantage of WiGig. Here are some technologies that can use WiGig:
Think of WiGig as an optional add-on for WiFi. Any device that supports WiGig will also support basic WiFi standards like WiFi 6. But the opposite is not sure, ie not all devices that support WiFi 6 have WiGig.
If you like this technology, read the ads carefully, see if they support WiGig. The 802.11ad standard has been around for a while, but the number of devices that support it is still modest. The device supports 802. will be launched in 2019.
Large devices that support WiGig are now in "closed" form, such as the Vive wireless adapter that communicates with its own receiver via WiGig, Asus ROG phones and its dock communicating with its own adapter via WiGig .
Theoretically, in the future, you can buy a router, a laptop with WiGig and get super fast speeds to the extent possible, although these devices are not currently on the market.
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