Taipei, Taiwan and Santa Clara, CA, April 5, 2012, Over 120 companies and 200 attendees, mostly from Taiwan’s ODM and OEM manufacturers, research institutes, certification labs, universities and media, have attended the WiGig Alliance Taipei office opening and technical briefing.

WiGig is emerging as the standard to link PCs, tablets, smart phones, handheld gadgets, peripherals, displays and other devices together seamlessly at home and in the office.

While giving the keynote remarks, Dr. Ali Sadri, President and Chairman of the WiGig delivered a live demo using WiGig technology. WiGig is now real with prototypes ready, certification beginning in Q2, 2013 and WiGig certified products also being launched at the same time.

The event was held at the NTUH International Convention Center. Both Dr. Sadri and Dr. Cheng Sheng-Ching, Executive Secretary of the Committee of Communications Industry Development (CoCID) attended in person to unveil the official WiGig Alliance Taiwan office. After the ceremony, a technical briefing was held to share information with leaders in the consumer electronics industry and members of the press about WiGig systems.

“Taiwan is WiGig’s fourth branch office and follows the United States and Beijing. The reason we chose Taiwan is because it is a globally recognized ICT leader in OEM and ODM and it is a key partner for us as we seek industry-wide adoption of our technology. Today we demonstrated WiGig’s technology and applications and we expect this technology will change people’s lives,” said Dr. Sadri.

The technical briefing entitled, “The Emerging Technology: 60 GHz WiGig Alliance Presentation” featured speakers from Intel, Wilocity and MediaTek who addressed guests and gave details of WiGig’s MAC/PHY, WiGig Display Extension (WDE), WiGig Serial Extension (WSE) and WiGig Bus Extension (WBE) specifications.

Dr. Cheng Sheng-Ching, Executive Secretary of the Committee of Communications Industry Development of Taiwan (CoCID) commented: “Taiwan is a global centre for ICT manufacturing. We are pleased that WiGig has taken the decision to open an office here. We have been supporting WiGig, especially on the recent technical briefing which saw attendance from many of the industry’s most important technology developers. There is a lot of excitement about WiGig, and we aim to assist in the creation of an ecosystem for the technology which will be beneficial not only for WiGig but also Taiwan’s industry.”

Momentum for WiGig has continued to grow in the last month with Huawei joining the board and ZTE signing up to participate as an official contributor. The WiGig Alliance is now calling for even more developer involvement in the creation of the world’s first unified specification for multi-gigabit wireless docking.

After WiGig’s first successful plugfest in late 2011 more are scheduled throughout 2012 with the first release of certified WiGig products set for early 2013. For further information follow @WiGigAlliance or visit http://wirelessgigabitalliance.org/

About WiGig Alliance:

The WiGig Alliance was formed to establish a global ecosystem of high-speed and easy-to-use wireless devices that seamlessly work together to connect people in the digital age.WiGig technology enables multi‐gigabit wireless communications among consumer electronics, handheld devices and PCs, and drives industry convergence to asingle radio using the readily available, unlicensed 60 GHz spectrum. The organization brings together the world’s leading manufacturers of semiconductors, personal computers, consumer electronics and handheld devices. For more information, please visit www.wigig.org.

About CoCiD

The Committee of Communications Industry Development (CoCID) was established by the MoEA in May 2003.  CoCID is Taiwan’s leading agency for information and communication technologies, and is assigned the role of helping Taiwan’s communication industry meet three core targets: wireless applications, services and networks, broadband communications, and telecommunications.  CoCID also drives these objectives to accomplish the expectation of the National Science & Technology Program for Telecommunications (NTP).

Taipei, Taiwan and Santa Clara, CA. March 23, 2012. On April 3 the Wireless Gigabit (WiGig) Alliance is to mark the official opening of its office in Taiwan by hosting a technical briefing to share information with leaders in the consumer electronics industry and members of the press about WiGig systems.

WiGig is emerging as the standard to link PCs, tablets, smart phones, handheld gadgets, peripherals, displays and other devices together seamlessly at home and in the office. In a recent report from analyst firm NPD In-Stat, it was predicted that WiGig is likely to emerge as the most popular wireless HD video technology.

The technical briefing entitled The Emerging Technology: 60 GHz WiGig Alliance Presentation featured speakers from Intel, Wilocity and MediaTek who addressed guests and gave details of WiGig’s MAC/PHY, WiGig Display Extension (WDE), WiGig Serial Extension (WSE) and WiGig Bus Extension (WBE) specifications.

“Backing for WiGig has continued to grow and we are really pleased with the support we are getting from new and established members. Taiwan is a recognized global ICT leader in OEM and ODM, and it is a key partner for us as we seek industry-wide adoption of our technology. With the technical briefing we have been able to showcase WiGig’s capabilities and capture the imagination of the industry’s elite decision makers,” said Ali Sadri, President and Chairman of the WiGig Alliance.

Momentum for WiGig has continued to grow in the last month with Huawei joining the board and ZTE signing up to participate as an official contributor. The WiGig Alliance is now calling for even more developer involvement in the creation of the world’s first unified specification for multi-gigabit wireless docking.

Dr Cheng Sheng-Ching, Executive Secretary of the Committee of Communications Industry Development of Taiwan (CoCID) commented: “Taiwan is a global centre for ICT manufacturing. We are pleased that WiGig has taken the decision to open an office here. We have been supporting WiGig on the recent technical briefing which saw attendance from many of the industry’s most important technology developers. There is a lot of excitement about WiGig, and we aim to assist in the creation of an ecosystem for the technology which will be beneficial not only for WiGig but also Taiwan industry.”

After WiGIg’s first successful plugfest in late 2011 more are scheduled throughout 2012 with first release of certified WiGig products set for early 2013. Forfurther information follow @WiGigAlliance or visit http://wirelessgigabitalliance.org/

About WiGig Alliance:
The WiGig Alliance was formed to establish a global ecosystem of high-speed and easy-to-use wireless devices that seamlessly work together to connect people in the digital age.WiGig technology enables multi‐gigabit wireless communications among consumer electronics, handheld devices and PCs, and drives industry convergence to asingle radio using the readily available, unlicensed 60 GHz spectrum. The organization brings together the world’s leading manufacturers of semiconductors, personal computers, consumer electronics and handheld devices. For more information, please visit www.wigig.org.

About CoCiD
The Committee of Communications Industry Development (CoCID) was established by the MoEA in May 2003.  CoCID is Taiwan’s leading agency for information and communication technologies, and is assigned the role of helping Taiwan’s communication industry meet three core targets: wireless applications, services and networks, broadband communications, and telecommunications.  CoCID also drives these objectives to accomplish the expectation of the National Science & Technology Program for Telecommunications (NTP).

台北及加州2012 年 3 月23 訊。 WiGig 聯盟正式在台北設立辦公室，並將於 4 月 3 日於台大醫院國際會議中心揭牌，當天將舉辦研討會，由聯盟主席親自來台說明WiGig技術的發展現況及未來趨勢。

WiGig 聯盟帶來的短距離無線傳輸新標準，正連接起家中及辦公室的個人電腦、平板電腦、智慧型手持裝置、週邊設備、顯示器和其他設備等 。 知名NPD In-Stat分析師在最近的一份報告中預測WiGig 聯盟將躍升成為全球最廣泛應用的無線高畫質影像傳輸技術。

這項技術研討會標題為「 新興技術：60 GHz 的 WiGig 聯盟技術介紹」，講師來自 Intel、Wilocity 和 MediaTek 等公司，將向媒體及產業界介紹 WiGig 的底層通訊（MAC/PHY）、WiGig 視訊延伸（WDE）、WiGig 序列延伸（WSE）和 WiGig 匯流排延伸（WBE）等技術規格。

「產業界對WiGig 聯盟的支持日漸增溫，我們樂見來自新成員和既有成員的支持。台灣在 OEM 和 ODM 方面，全球的 ICT產業佔有舉足輕重的地位，是WiGig聯盟關鍵的合作夥伴。此研討會我們將展示出 WiGig 聯盟的技術能力，應用範圍將符合產業界的期待」，WiGig 聯盟主席薩德里（Ali Sadri）表示。

WiGig 聯盟的氣勢持續增長，上個月中國通訊大廠華為加入了聯盟的董事會，中興通訊簽約加盟作為正式的供應商。WiGig 聯盟現要號召更多產業界參與，以創建全球第一個數十億位元（multi-gigabit）無線傳輸基座的統一規格。

經濟部通訊產業發展推動小組（CoCID）執行秘書鄭聖慶博士評論說：「台灣是全球資通訊生產製造中心 。我們很高興 WiGig 聯盟決定在此設立辦公室，也相當支持WiGig 聯盟在台灣舉辦研討會等相關活動，協助創造一個適於該技術發展的產業鏈，對台灣產業及WiGig 聯盟都是雙贏的局面 。」

WiGig 聯盟在 2011 年下半年成功舉辦過首次互通性測試（Plugfest）後，2012 年全年已排定了更多這種活動，並預計在 2013 年初首度推出經認證的 WiGig 聯盟產品。如需進一步資料，請參考@WiGigAlliance 或瀏覽 http://wirelessgigabitalliance.org/

關於 WiGig 聯盟:
WiGig Alliance聯盟成立的宗旨，是希望能建立全球Gigabit 級高速無縫傳輸的產業鏈，WiGig採用不需授權且穩定可靠的60GHz頻譜傳輸大量資料，WiGig的技術已應用在各類高速傳輸上，例如消費性電子產品、手持裝置和電腦等，WiGig 聯盟匯集了世界頂尖的晶片設計製造、半導體、消費電子以及手持裝置等國際大廠。更多訊息請參考網站:www.wigig.org。

媒體朋友請聯絡press@wigig.org or call +44 1636 812152

關於經濟部通訊產業發展推動小組（CoCID）

為加速國內通訊產業升級，並帶動半導體、軟體、資訊、消費性電子相關產業之創新發展，配合國科會「電信國家型科技計畫」推動無線通訊、寬頻網際網路、應用服務等三大技術重點，以無線通訊、寬頻通訊與電信平台三大產業為目標，經濟部特於92年5月設立「經濟部通訊產業發展推動小組」。