Wireless Video Transfers 100X Faster Than WiFi

coondoggie writes "Later today IBM plans to announce microprocessor chipsets that can wirelessly transmit high-definition video at extremely high speeds. 'IBM will do this by teaming with MediaTek to launch a joint initiative to develop these ultra fast chipsets.The companies will be developing millimeter wave (mmWave) radio technology — the highest frequency portion of the radio spectrum — 60 gigahertz rather than 2.4 gigahertz — and digital chipsets that enable at least 100 times higher data rates than current Wi-Fi standards.'"

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Walls

[PineGreen]

First post: does it go through the walls? It's going to be difficult at these frequencies!

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[Linker3000]

I understand you get a better, more penetrating, signal using MONSTER gold-plated mm wave antennae. Apparently they produce signal waves using gold ions so any streamed video has sharper definition and crisper sound.

There's a picture of one of these SupaAntennas here.

The normal selling price is $99.99/pair but I can do two for only $49.99.

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[Anonymous Coward]

I was going to say: "The security is out the window", but you beat me to it.

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[Red Flayer]

which would effectively be good if you wanted to design a system that neighbors could not catch what you're watching on their TV.

What I want to know is how you are watching something on your neighbor's TV. Reminds me to keep my blinds closed -- if you can watch my TV from your house, I'm scared to think of what else you've seen.

Then again, if you'd seen anything worth worrying about, you're probably still recovering from the horror. I am my own best defense against peeping toms.

Re:Walls

[RadioElectric]

Then the way to go would be to put it in one room and then knock holes in the walls for the signal to go through. Even better, if you could concentrate the signal into a smaller width of broadcast you'd need a smaller hole to fit the same signal strength through. For absoulute security and extra directional power (and thus smaller holes) you could put the signal into some kind of insulated metal rope and send it along that directly into the target device. Am I on to something here?

Re:Article is shithouse.

[SeekerDarksteel]

What you want to know: Practical limitation is 10M, useless through walls.

Or 82 miles with a pringles can.

Errrrr

[Zouden]

Isn't millimeter wave the technology in the pain-inducing raygun?

Perhaps this is helps reduce the interference... no pesky animals between the transmitter and receiver!

Re:Article is shithouse.

[DigitAl56K]

Practical limitation is 10M, useless through walls.

Bah. I've been able to see people in HD from ten meters for years!

Re:Line of sight only

[Whiteox]

I mean, it's not that easy to push a cable through a 5.1 mm hole in the wall. Unless you use a 5mm cable.

Re:Line of sight only

[suv4x4]

60GHz signals do not travel through walls or anything else. You can't set up a central transmitter in your house and watch HD movies elsewhere. This is nice technology to 'beam' signals across a street or to prevent wiring mess in an ad-hoc meeting room, but it won't be a real WiFi replacement

Checkout my idea:

We know power lines can carry data. So, you buy little transformer-like devices that take this wireless video signal, transform it and beam the data in the power network.

Then you take another such transformer, and plug it in any socket at all in your house, or house around you even, which beams the data back to 60 GB wireless signal which hits your laptop, tv, console etc.

Achieved benefits:

1. no wires
2. works through walls
3. gigabits of bandwidth for your video and net
4. potentially getting brain cancer and dying young, but that's not important.

Well, what do you think? Can we file a patent here or what?