New Wi-Fi Protocol to Triple Data Speeds

Broadcom has produced 5G capabilityin its wireless chips

If you watch streaming video, move data from a smartphone to a tablet, or simply want to get fast Internet downloads to your laptop, then 802.11ac will interest you.

That's the new Wi-Fi protocol intended to upgrade wireless coverage inside one's home, according to a story in today's siliconvalley.com, a website affiliated with the San Jose Mercury News.

The major push for this Wi-Fi boost comes from the insatiable demand for video. What's fascinating is the article's note that "one million minutes of video content will race across networks every second by 2015, and the number of gadgets connected to the Internet will be twice the world's population. Between 2010 and 2015, mobile data traffic is expected to soar 26 times."

The implication is that the tech industry believes its infrastructure for the sexy data flows will keep pace with the public's service expectations. Better hope the industry's optimism is justified.