CES: Wilocity first to market with WiGig wireless system

Wilocity will deliver what the company claims is the world’s first multi-gigabit wireless system based on the newly completed and ratified WiGig 60 GHz standard, in mid-2012.  At CES, Wilocity will showcase live WiGig applications in action, including home, office, and on-the-go demos of high-speed docking, gaming, networking, and high definition video that are ten times faster than existing Wi-Fi data rates.

At CES, Wilocity will be previewing live demos to the press by appointment at the Hilton Las Vegas Suite #20-121 and also at select partners’ meeting spaces, including Qualcomm Atheros, Azurewave, and DisplayLink.  The demos will showcase applications such as wireless docking, high speed gaming, and lightning-fast file transfer. Utilizing Wilocity’s WiGig/802.11ad solutions, users will be able to change the way they interact with their computing devices, as tasks that used to take minutes can now be done in seconds and tasks that used to take hours can now be done in minutes, such as:

• Transferring 1000 photos between notebooks in 5 seconds (versus ~ 1.5 minutes with 802.11n)
• Downloading a single 1080p movie to a tablet in 3 minutes (versus  ~ 1 hour with 802.11n)
• Uploading a  2 minute HD clip from a camcorder in 3 seconds (vs. ~ 1 minute with 802.11n)

Wilocity’s technology has been recognized as an honoree at the CEA Innovations Design and Engineering Awards at the CES 2012 show.

The company’s unique Tri-band solution enables users to connect at whatever band offers the best available performance, delivering multi-gigabit data rates at 60 GHz, while maintaining compatibility with hundreds of millions of existing Wi-Fi products in the 2.4GHz or 5 GHz bands.

Technology Solution Partners at CES

Qualcomm Atheros, a recognized leader in Wi-Fi and other LAN connectivity technologies, and Wilocity have collaborated to develop Tri-band solutions aimed at enabling the next-generation wireless ecosystem. Wilocity and Qualcomm Atheros’ Tri-band system will allow consumers to connect to peripherals such as docks, displays and storage at multi-gigabit speeds, and enable multi-gigabit Wi-Fi at 60 GHz while maintaining “whole home” coverage.

DisplayLink, the leader in USB virtual graphics, has partnered with Wilocity to develop and showcase the multi-gigabit wireless DockingZone, which enables high definition video, blazing fast file transfer and networking, transforming thin and light platforms into full workstations without the need for wires or connectors.

Fresco Logic, a fabless chip company providing advanced solutions that deliver highly-efficient connectivity, such as USB 3.0 and PCI Express for next-generation consumer electronics, personal computing, storage and mobile devices, has partnered with Wilocity to deliver Superspeed USB wirelessly in the DockingZone.

Wilocity has partnered with the following value chain and eco system partners to shorten time to market in launching WiGig/802.11ad equipment: Askey, Azurewave, Foxconn, Inventec and USI.

Wilocity will be hosting individual live press demonstrations and briefings at the Hilton Las Vegas Suite #20-121 on January 10-12. Contact Kevin Sugarman at 650-433-4170 or email ksugarman@globalfluency.com to schedule an appointment.