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Gigabit WiFi? 802.11ac router makes it possible, starting in May
- nextparadigms 14y agoI hope they will optimize it for energy efficiency and keep the speed the same on mobiles for now.
- sp332 14y agoBeam forming trades more computation (which uses less power than you'd think thanks to dedicated hardware) for much less broadcast power. Also, 1 Gbps is only achievable with multiple channels combined. If a phone only uses one band, it would take a lot less power, drop your theoretical throughput to 250 Mbps (which IMHO is still overkill for a phone), and keep all the other advantages of the new spec.
- zitterbewegung 14y agoI expect it to catch on once apple supports it.