Cutting The Cord @ 60 GHz

Peter H. Putman

The 60 GHz EHF wireless band, long dormant, is finally coming alive as more companies announce chip sets and products for high-bandwidth wireless display and video connectivity. Signals in this band can link up at distances to 100 feet, using multiple antenna arrays and beam-steering on TX/RX chips. With four channels allocated worldwide from 57 to 64 GHz, it's now practical to consider high-bandwidth wireless display connections to ‘cut the cord’ from mobile devices, set-top boxes, and laptops at UHD resolutions. Hi-speed data connections emulating USB can also be made at these frequencies.

Published
2016-10
Content type
Original Research
Keywords
60 GHz, SiBEAM, WiHD, WiGig, Wireless Gigabit, Keyssa, SNAP, Qualcomm, Lattice, Peraso
DOI
10.5594/M001695
ISBN
978-1-61482-957-7