Giga-IR: high-speed infrared interface

The company KDDI demonstrated at the exhibition Wireless Japan 2008 a new wireless communication standard Giga-IR. It is based on infrared protocol and allows data transmission at a speed of 1 Gbit / sec. It is expected that this technology will be used for data transfer (mostly large files of music and video) from one mobile phone to another or on a PC, television sets, DVD-players, etc.

Finish standardize Giga-IR KDDI plans in March 2009. Initially standard called EFIR, but then, after the final formulation of specifications, has been renamed. Works Giga-IR than on the basis of LEDs, as usual IrDA, but by laser. According to KDDI, at a speed of 1 Gbit / s possible for 1 second between devices to transmit music tracks 20-30.