WiGig coattails on 802.11ad, Wi-Fi

A new market insight opportunity (i.e. report for sale) from ABI Research investigates the industry situation now that WiGig is officially part of 802.11ad and Wi-Fi.

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"As early as 2009, ABI Research called WiGig as the 60 GHz technology that would beat out competing 60 GHz solutions," writes ABI Research analyst Philip Solis. "WiGig was exactly what the Wi-Fi Alliance was interested in to expand to include a 60 GHz solution. The WiGig Alliance knew that becoming a part of Wi-Fi would allow it to hang on the coattails of the most ubiquitous connectivity technology in the world."

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