Gigabit Wi-Fi On the Horizon

alphadogg writes to mention that the same working group that brought you the standard for the 802.11n wireless communications is already poised to launch a gigabit Wi-Fi project. "Last year, group members formed the Very High Throughput (VHT) Study Group to explore changes to the 802.11 WLAN standard to support gigabit capacity. The study group is looking at doing so in two frequency bands, high-frequency 60GHz for relatively short ranges and under-6GHz for ranges similar to that of today's WLANs in the 5GHz band, 802.11a and 11n."

Re:Not for US

[modmans2ndcoming]

uhhh.....

Gigabit Wireless does not mean that you will be getting your ISP to deliver it, it means that you can set your home office or enterprise up with it.

What's The Point???

[Skeetskeetskeet]

You're only as fast as your fastest connection, so if you have a gigabit wireless inside your house you will transmit within your home network at gigabit speeds, which is great if you're doing wireless media from one device to another like for an entertainment center accessing a movie collection through wireless. The caveat is once you go outside the home network you're at the mercy of the provider, whether it be DSL, cable, or otherwise, so you can gigabit all day long within your home, once you get outside you're pretty much pounding sand.