Samsung announced Monday that its devices will soon begin using Wi-Fi technology that will allow them to transfer data five times faster than current gadgets.
Users of the South Korean tech giant's products will have access to a 60GHz Wi-Fi service that will transfer information at up to 4.6Gbps (575MB per second), according to PC Magazine. Consumer electronic devices today can transfer data at a top speed of 866Mbps (108MB per second).
"Samsung has successfully overcome the barriers to the commercialization of 60GHz millimeter-wave band Wi-Fi technology, and looks forward to commercializing this breakthrough technology," said Kim Chang Yong, head of DMC R&D Center of Samsung Electronics.
Samsung customers will be able to send a 1GB movie from their computers to their smartphones in less than three seconds, as well as stream high-definition videos from their tablets to their TVs in real time without any delays. Interference between channels will also be avoided.
Whether or not devices with the unlicensed band spectrum will operate under the WiGig Alliance's 802.11ad Wi-Fi standard has yet to be revealed, Engadget reported.
While use of the Wi-Fi technology has come with challenges, such as poor data performance and a lack of strong signals, Samsung said it has fixed these issues, PC Magazine reported.
"By leveraging millimeter-wave circuit design and high performance modern technologies and by developing wide-coverage beam-forming antenna, Samsung was able to successfully achieve the highest quality, commercially viable 60GHz Wi-Fi technology," Samsung said.
The 60GHz Wi-Fi service is expected to become commercially available by 2015. The technology is set to be used in a variety of gadgets, such as the Samsung Smart Home, audio visual and medical devices, and telecommunications devices. Other projects from the Internet of Things are also expected to receive the service.
