Samsung reveals five-times faster Wi-Fi

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Samsung Electronics has developed new Wi-Fi technology that allows devices to transfer data up to five-times faster than the current maximum.

The company revealed the new technology in a statement over the weekend, which stated that the 60 GHz Wi-Fi will allow faster high-definition video streaming than ever before. This translates to up to 4.6Gbps and 575 MB of data per second.

Kim Chang Tong, Head of DMC R&D Centre of Samsung Electronics, said: "Samsung has successfully overcome the barriers to the commercialisation of 60GHz millimetre-wave band Wi-Fi technology, and looks forward to commercialising this breakthrough technology."

"New and innovative changes await Samsung's next-generation devices, while new possibilities have been opening up for the future development of Wi-Fi technology."

Samsung is promising that this could be available on devices as early as 2015, with current plans set to see the high-speed Wi-Fi band applied to a range of products such as phones, tablets and Internet of Things devices.

The firm said that unlike the existing 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi technologies, "Samsung's 802.11ad standard 60GHz Wi-Fi technology maintains maximum speeds by eliminating co-channel interference, regardless of the number of devices using the same network."

As the statement suggests, the new high-speed Wi-Fi would be the ideal solution for Internet of Things technology, as speeds would be maintained no matter how many devices are connected.

Caroline Preece

Caroline has been writing about technology for more than a decade, switching between consumer smart home news and reviews and in-depth B2B industry coverage. In addition to her work for IT Pro and Cloud Pro, she has contributed to a number of titles including Expert Reviews, TechRadar, The Week and many more. She is currently the smart home editor across Future Publishing's homes titles.

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