Samsung Claims It’s Developed WiFi Technology 5 Times Faster Than Current Speeds
Samsung claims to have developed WiFi technology capable of transferring feature-length films between mobile devices in a matter of seconds.
The South Korean tech firm says the 60 GHz WiFi will accelerate data transmission by five times compared with current speeds offered by existing smartphones and tablets.
“Samsung has successfully overcome the barriers to the commercialization of 60 GHz millimeter-wave band WiFi technology and looks forward to commercializing the breakthrough technology,” said Kim Chang Yong, head of research and development in Samsung’s Digital Media and Communications (DMC) department.
“New and innovative changes await Samsung’s next-generation devices, while new possibilities have been opened up for the future development of WiFi technology.”
To achieve such speeds, Samsung eliminated co-channel interference, which occurs when more than one device is using the same network. In doing so, the gap between theoretical speeds and actual speeds is removed.
Samsung also developed the world’s first “micro beam-forming control technology” that optimizes the data transmission process in less than 0.0003 seconds in case of any changes to the communications environment.
“By leveraging millimetre-wave circuit design and high performance modem technologies and by developing wide-coverage beam-forming antenna, Samsung was able to successfully achieve the highest quality, commercially viable 60GHz Wi-Fi technology,” the firm said in a statement.
Commercial application of such speeds is expected across a range of devices, including audiovisual and medical devices, as well as telecommunications equipment.
It could also have significant implications in the growing “Internet of Things” space, whereby smart devices are connected on a localized network.
Commercialization of the technology is expected by Samsung as early as 2015.
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