FAQ: What is 802.11ay wireless technology?

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Network World Mobile & Wireless Alert Mar 29, 2017 FAQ: What is 802.11ay wireless technology? Products based on the IEEE 802.11ad (WiGig) standard have really only begun rolling out over the past year, but an effort to deliver an enhancement dubbed 802.11ay in the unlicensed 60 GHz spectrum band that promises to deliver faster and longer range W-Fi networks is gaining steam. 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