The Wi-Fi Alliance and Wireless Gigabit (WiGig) Alliance...
The Wi-Fi Alliance and Wireless Gigabit (WiGig) Alliance plan to merge, the groups said Thursday. WiGig said it plans to complete the transition of its technology development activity and assets to Wi-Fi Alliance by the middle of the year. The…
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merger of the two groups will mean more efficiency, leverage WiGig technology across all Wi-Fi technologies and ensure harmonization of connectivity and application-layer solutions using the technology, Wi-Fi Alliance said. The two had already collaborated for more than two years -- WiGig Alliance developed WiGig technology specifications, including MAC-PHY and Protocol Adaptation Layers, while Wi-Fi Alliance began to develop interoperability certification for 60 GHz products. The combined group plans to start an interoperability certification program for WiGig products late this year. “It’s clear that 60 GHz technology is an important part of the future of wireless connectivity, and a significant complement to traditional Wi-Fi networking,” said Peter Cooney, practice director-semiconductors at ABI Research, in a news release. “With so many devices expected to incorporate both traditional Wi-Fi and WiGig, it just makes sense for activities to consolidate” the two groups (http://xrl.us/bn83bt).