WiFi-AC - a new generation of Wi-Fi

Well-known manufacturer Broadcom plans in the second half of next year to begin selling chips that implement Wi-Fi wireless technology in accordance with the IEEE 802.11ac standard.

A number of technological improvements that allow a data transfer rate of 1.3 Gb / s and a wider coverage range of up to 200 m are as follows: use of a 5 GHz bandwidth, which is less loaded, and thus more resistant to interference; special beam-forming technology that allows the router to more optimally direct radio waves; use multiple antennas.
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Broadcom vice president of mobile technology and wireless communications Rahul Patel (Rahul Patel) described the new technology in comparison with the rest, noting that WiFi-AC will be a cheaper alternative to Wireless HDMI, which, although faster, is still quite expensive to use. and also better than WiGig, which offers a speed of 6 Gb / s, but on a narrower area of ​​coverage.

Also, an important improvement is the fact that WiFi-AC chips will be more careful with charging devices, since it will also use energy-saving technologies recently announced in the new Bluetooth chip Broadcom BCM20730 .

On the prices of new chips so far nothing is known.

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