Peer to peer connections between peripheral devices such as digital cameras, notebooks, printers and keyboards will get a lot easier due to a new specification announced by the Wi-Fi Alliance that will eliminate the need for a traditional Wi-Fi hotspot.
The new specification, known as Wi-Fi Direct, is set to go into effect in mid-2010 and will have data transfer speeds and range comparable to that currently observed with Wi-Fi networks.
It is expected that Wi-Fi Direct will receive broad acceptance, even from the corporate world. For that reason, wireless security features such as WPA2 and other management options will be incorporated into the design. The expectation is that these security measures will prevent devices from behaving as a bridge between a corporate network and an outside rogue network.
According to Edgar Figueroa, the director of the Wi-Fi Alliance, “Wi-Fi users worldwide will benefit from a single technology to transfer content and share applications quickly and easily among devices, even when a Wi-Fi access point isn’t available.”
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