New 5GHz WiFi World Record - 5Mbps over 188.89 miles
A new world record has been set for a 5GHz WiFi transmission - a connection maintaining a transfer rate of 5Mbps at a distance of 188.89 miles.
"The alignment was made by providing a beacon through a semi-directional antenna (short-backfire 17dBi) on the Sardinia Island and one of the two 35dBi antennas on Monte Amiata, which is about 5,220 feet (1,740m) above sea level. It allows operators on Sardinia Island to stay in touch with their community on the Italian Peninsula, and is sure to have a range of applications in the future of Wi-Fi technologies, by incorporating super-high frequencies at far greater distances than ever before."
Via Gizmodo.