IEEE readies launch of gigabit Wi-Fi project

September 14, 2008 | Source: Network World

A 1Gbps wireless local area network (WLAN) standard is being developed by the IEEE Very High Throughput (VHT) Study Group.

VHT would use two frequency bands: high-frequency 60GHz for relatively short ranges (a few rooms) and under-6GHz for ranges similar to that of today’s WLANs in the 5GHz band (about 70 meters indoors), allowing “a corporate or home user to roam from high-throughput dense cells to wider area networks in a seamless manner.”

Current WLAN products based on the 802.11n standard typically provide throughput of 130Mbps to 150Mbps.