# Gi-Fi

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{{Short description|Gigabit-speed wireless communication}}
{{For-multi|the specific Wi-Fi Alliance standard|WiGig|the French discount store|GiFi}}

'''Gi-Fi''' or '''gigabit wireless''' refers to [wireless communication](/source/wireless_communication) at a [bit rate](/source/bit_rate) of at least one [gigabit per second](/source/gigabit_per_second) (Gbit/s).

By 2004 some trade press used the term "Gi-Fi" to refer to faster versions of the [IEEE 802.11](/source/IEEE_802.11) standards marketed under the trademark [Wi-Fi](/source/Wi-Fi).<ref>{{Cite news |title= Gigabit Wi-Fi looms large: But 'Gi-Fi' pointless without robust security |work= [The Register](/source/The_Register) |date= November 19, 2004  |url= https://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/11/19/gigabit_wi-fi_promised/ |accessdate= May 30, 2013 }}</ref>

In 2008 researchers at the [University of Melbourne](/source/University_of_Melbourne) demonstrated a transceiver on a single [integrated circuit](/source/integrated_circuit) (chip) operating at 60&nbsp;[GHz](/source/GHz) on the [CMOS](/source/CMOS) process, allowing wireless communication speeds of up to 5{{nbsp}}Gbit/s within a {{convert|10|metre|feet|adj=on|abbr=off}} range.<ref name=MR>{{Cite news|title=NICTA develops a world first in semiconductor technology for the wireless home and office of the future |work=News release |publisher=[NICTA](/source/NICTA)|url=http://nicta.com.au/news/current/nicta_develops_a_world_first_in_semiconductor_technology_for |accessdate=May 30, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081010235620/http://nicta.com.au/news/current/nicta_develops_a_world_first_in_semiconductor_technology_for |archivedate=October 10, 2008 }}</ref> Some press reports called this "GiFi".<ref name=AR>{{Cite news |url= http://www.theage.com.au/news/technology/10-chip-puts-australia-on-the-fast-track/2008/02/22/1203467349733.html |title= $10 chip puts Australia on the fast track |author= Nick Miller |date= February 22, 2008 |work= [The Age](/source/The_Age) |accessdate= May 30, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title= GiFi-Latest Research In Wireless Technology Looks Promising |date= February 22, 2008 |work= TechLivez |url= http://www.techlivez.com/2008/02/gifi-latest-research-in-wireless-technology-looks-promising |accessdate= May 30, 2013 |archive-date= March 27, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190327220119/http://www.techlivez.com/2008/02/gifi-latest-research-in-wireless-technology-looks-promising |url-status= dead }}</ref> It was developed by the Melbourne University-based laboratories of [NICTA](/source/NICTA) (National ICT Australia Limited).<ref name=AR/>

In 2009, the [Wireless Gigabit Alliance](/source/Wireless_Gigabit_Alliance) was formed to promote the technology. It used the term "[WiGig](/source/WiGig)" which avoided trademark confusion.<ref>{{Cite news |title= Tech giants back superfast WiGig standard |date= May 7, 2009 |author= Marguerite Reardon |work= [CNet](/source/CNet) |url= http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10235607-94.html |accessdate= May 30, 2013 |archive-date= January 27, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130127040527/http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10235607-94.html |url-status= dead }}</ref>

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