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What is 802.11ay and what could it mean for the iPhone

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<p>According to a <a href="http://www.macotakara.jp/blog/rumor/entry-39389.html" rel="nofollow">recent rumor reported by Mac Otakara[/url], the iPhone 12 set for release this fall will include 802.11ay wireless technology. It’s a super-fast, short-range wireless tech that has fairly limited uses, but it could be an exciting addition to Apple’s mobile lineup. Like Ultra Wideband in the iPhone 11, it’s a tech that may not be fully exploited at first, but could bring new capabilities down the road.</p><p>Here’s what you need to know about 802.11ay and how it may be used in the future iPhones.</p><h2>WiGig version 2</h2>
<p>About 10 years ago, the <a href="https://www.wi-fi.org" rel="nofollow">Wireless Gigabit Alliance[/url] (a group of companies including Apple, Intel, AMD, Broadcomm, Qualcomm, and others) got together to build a standard spec for wireless communication over the 60GHz frequency band. They called it WiGig because it offered gigabit speeds, but it’s official IEEE designation is 802.11ad.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3529349/what-is-80211ay-and-what-could-it-mean-for-the-iphone.html#jump">To read this article in full, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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