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WiFi Alliance’s release of WiFi (News - Alert) Direct, enables device-to-device connections using current WiFi standards and ensuring interoperability. WiFi Alliance (News - Alert) has begun certifying WiFi Direct devices, and those devices to be stamped with the WiFi Direct certification will essentially become micro-hotspots.
WiFi Direct is predominately software based; therefore, many recent devices should be upgradeable. Both speed and range will be top selling points: speeds for WiFi Direct are based on 802.11b/g/n channels (intra-device throughput at rates upward of 300 Mbps), and range will eventually achieve a distance similar to home wireless networks.
Bluetooth is expected to take a hit as a result of WiFi Direct because although directed towards close connection like headsets, it will find a hard time matching the speed of WiFi Direct. Also, WiFi Direct’s use of the same transponders as other WiFi functions, allows device manufacturers to cut redundant technologies.
Jaclyn Allard is a TMCnet copy editor. She most recently worked on the production team at Juran Institute, a quality consulting firm producing its own training and marketing materials. Previously, she interned at Curbstone Press, a nonprofit publishing press in Willimantic, CT, and fulfilled the role of Editor-in-Chief for the literature and arts journal published by the University of Connecticut. To read more of her articles, please visit her columnist page.
Edited by Jaclyn Allard
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