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Samsung's Wi-Fi Upgrades Promise Speeds Up to 4.6Gbps

Posted by timothy on from the another-shifting-bottleneck dept.

The Register describes an advance in wireless speed announced by Samsung, which could make possible Wi-Fi speeds of up to 4.6Gbps in any device equipped with the new technology. By using “wide-coverage beam-forming antenna” and “eliminating co-channel interference, regardless of the number of devices using the same network” Samsung says it has cracked the problem and that products using its 802.11 ab standard could go on sale next year. Early products to use the technology will include “audio visual and medical devices, as well as telecommunications equipment.” Samsung also says the technology will be “integral to developments relevant to the Samsung Smart Home and other initiatives related to the Internet of Things.”

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  1. Err... Wait a minute... by Noryungi · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "Medical devices"?? On a wifi network???!!!

    What could possibly go wrong?

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    1. Re:Err... Wait a minute... by drinkypoo · · Score: 5, Interesting

      What could possibly go wrong?

      Lots of things, but you don't seriously expect medical professionals to use all wireless gear at home and then use all wired gear at work, do you? We live in this place called reality, it has called with your check. Check, one two. Is this thing on?

      With end-to-end encryption, there's really no reason to fear security on wireless networks. And indeed, we should be demanding that all medical devices implement strong encryption (IPSEC, perhaps, in this case, with a proven cipher suite) whether they are wired or not.

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