Ultra High Speed Bluetooth Alternative

Scientists have developed a new high speed wireless technology that's 1,000 times faster than Bluetooth. Called VIRTUS, the new chipset is more than a re-design of existing devices - it's an entirely new technology that sends data in large packets in the mm-wave band. These extremely high frequency (EHF) waves operate at 30-300 GHz range and can transmit information with very low power consumption.

The chipset, which runs at a clock speed of 60GHz, includes an antenna, a full radio-frequency transceiver and an integrated processor, allowing transfer rates up to 2 gigabits per second. At those speeds, an 8GB DVD could be downloaded in about 30 seconds.

The revolutionary technology is aimed at low power devices such as phones and tablets, but allows data to be transferred between multiple platforms including computers, televisions and projectors. This would enable a whole new range of applications including mobile-distributed computing and high definition video streaming.