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    The 60GHz wireless technology operates in the unlicensed 57-66GHz band, providing bandwidth of up to 6.75Gbps across 4 channels of 2GHz each. While it has benefits like high throughput, 60GHz also has limitations like short range and line-of-sight requirements due to high frequencies. However, new technologies are addressing these limitations and 60GHz is being standardized by groups like WirelessHD and IEEE 802.11ad for applications such as wireless video streaming and file transfer.

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    The 60GHz wireless technology operates in the unlicensed 57-66GHz band, providing bandwidth of up to 6.75Gbps across 4 channels of 2GHz each. While it has benefits like high throughput, 60GHz also has limitations like short range and line-of-sight requirements due to high frequencies. However, new technologies are addressing these limitations and 60GHz is being standardized by groups like WirelessHD and IEEE 802.11ad for applications such as wireless video streaming and file transfer.

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    The 60GHz wireless technology operates in the unlicensed 57-66GHz band, providing bandwidth of up to 6.75Gbps across 4 channels of 2GHz each. While it has benefits like high throughput, 60GHz also has limitations like short range and line-of-sight requirements due to high frequencies. However, new technologies are addressing these limitations and 60GHz is being standardized by groups like WirelessHD and IEEE 802.11ad for applications such as wireless video streaming and file transfer.

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    The 60GHz wireless technology operates in the unlicensed 57-66GHz band, providing bandwidth of up to 6.75Gbps across 4 channels of 2GHz each. While it has benefits like high throughput, 60GHz also has limitations like short range and line-of-sight requirements due to high frequencies. However, new technologies are addressing these limitations and 60GHz is being standardized by groups like WirelessHD and IEEE 802.11ad for applications such as wireless video streaming and file transfer.

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    Wireless: 60GHz Technologies and

    Testing
    With the increase in bandwidth-hungry wireless applications such as high definition
    uncompressed video streaming, wireless display, and large file transfer, this has driven demand
    for technologies that can support larger bandwidth. The 60GHz or “mm-wave” wireless
    technologies being introduced now will provide an advantage to manufacturers and consumers
    looking for improved performance in wireless connectivity.

    These 60GHz technologies operate in the unlicensed bands and typically operate between 57
    GHz to 66 GHz. Within this frequency range, there are 4 channels allocated. Each of the
    channels has an approximate bandwidth of 2GHz. And, the throughput of this technology can be
    as much as 6.75Gbps (or 6,750 Mbps), compared to the typical 802.11a/b/g/n technologies,
    around 5 – 150 Mbps! Since the wavelength of 60GHz is approximately 5 millimeters, this
    technology is sometimes referred to as millimeter-wave (mm-wave).

    While this technology has some great benefits, there are some down sides. Compared to the
    lower frequency counterparts of Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n operating at 2.4 and 5GHz, transmission at
    60 GHz covers less distance for a given power. This is due to the increased path loss (loss over 1
    m at 60 GHz is 68 dB as opposed to 46 dB at 5 GHz). Additionally, at these high frequencies, the
    transmission is very directional, sort of like a laser beam, requiring clear line-of-sight between
    devices. However, with the breakthrough of “dynamic beam forming and beam steering”
    technology, engineers can take advantage of multipath and bounce the transmission around
    objects and obstructions. Certainly, this technology has introduced new possibilities in use of
    wireless communications.

    And, even some of the 60GHz technology downsides are being leveraged as a positive. While
    distance attenuation and obstructions may prevent transmission, it can be a benefit to limit the
    opportunity for “theft” or eavesdropping of protected content. In fact, 60 GHz was first proposed
    for battlefield communications just for this reason. Since the low-power transmissions will not
    propagate very far, 60GHz technologies have less likelihood of co-channel interference and
    increases frequency re-use density.

    There are two main platforms for 60GHz consumer wireless technologies – WirelessHD, and
    WiGig now known as IEEE 802.11ad. UL conducts testing on both of these technologies and can
    assist with testing and certification to the following regulatory standards, to list the most
    common ones:

     United States – FCC Part 15, Subpart C, Sub-clause 15.255


     Canada – RSS-210, Issue 8, Annex 13
     Europe – ETSI EN 302 567, Broadband Radio Access Networks (BRAN); 60 GHz
    Multiple-Gigabit WAS/RLAN Systems; Harmonized EN covering the essential
    requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive
     Australia – AS/NZS 4268, Radio Equipment and Systems – Short Range Devices
     Taiwan – LP0002, Low Power Radio Frequency Devices
     Japan – Japan Radio Law, Article 2, Clause 1, Item 8
     Korea – MIC Standard “2014-50호7.16”
    UL Fremont is the only third party test lab authorized by the WirelessHD Consortium, to
    perform RF, Protocol and Interoperability tests in accordance with the WirelessHD Specification
    and WirelessHD Compiance Test Specification.

    UL Fremont is a certified Wi-Fi Alliance test lab, currently performing evaluations of


    interoperability for 802.11 a/b/g/n and ac profiles. UL is helping support the 802.11ad
    certification program.

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