Qualcomm acquires wigig market leader Wilocity

Spread the love

Qualcomm has acquired the startup Wilocity, a company that is working on wedgeig chipsets based on the 802.11ad standard. With wedgeig, speeds of up to 7Gbit/s are possible, by using the 60GHz band.

It is not known how much Qualcomm has paid for the acquisition of Israel-based Wilocity, but there are rumors that approximately 300 million dollars, converted 220 million euros, has been put on the table. The two companies have been working together for some time in the development of chipsets and wireless technology.

The acquisition will allow Qualcomm to integrate wigig technology into its chipsets. Qualcomm will offer support for wedgeig in the upcoming Snapdragon 810 chipset, which will also include compatibility for 802.11ac networks in the 5GHz band and 802.11n Wi-Fi in the 2.4GHz band.

Wigig is used, among other things, for the stutter-free transmission of video images at short distances and can be found in some laptops and docking stations. The disadvantage of the wedge technology is that the signal hardly penetrates walls and the range is limited to approximately 10 meters.

You might also like