Gi-Fi
{{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 at a bit rate of at least one 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 standards marketed under the trademark Wi-Fi.{{Cite news |title= Gigabit Wi-Fi looms large: But 'Gi-Fi' pointless without robust security |work= The Register |date= November 19, 2004 |url= https://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/11/19/gigabit_wi-fi_promised/ |accessdate= May 30, 2013 }}
In 2008 researchers at the University of Melbourne demonstrated a transceiver on a single integrated circuit (chip) operating at 60 GHz on the CMOS process, allowing wireless communication speeds of up to 5{{nbsp}}Gbit/s within a {{convert|10|metre|feet|adj=on|abbr=off}} range.{{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|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 }} Some press reports called this "GiFi".{{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 |accessdate= May 30, 2013 }}{{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 }} It was developed by the Melbourne University-based laboratories of NICTA (National ICT Australia Limited).
In 2009, the Wireless Gigabit Alliance was formed to promote the technology. It used the term "WiGig" which avoided trademark confusion.{{Cite news |title= Tech giants back superfast WiGig standard |date= May 7, 2009 |author= Marguerite Reardon |work= 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 }}