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Peraso Untethers VR Headsets from PC with Multi-Gigabit WiGig Connectivity

Peraso Untethers VR Headsets from PC with Multi-Gigabit WiGig Connectivity Image Credit: Peraso

Peraso Technologies announced its new V125 WiGig Reference Design for Wireless VR that is optimized for consumer and enterprise VR applications.

The V125 platform harnesses the power of 60 GHz WiGig connectivity to untether VR headsets from PCs and deliver unmatched performance – including multi-gigabit speeds 10x faster than traditional Wi-Fi, claims the company.

The platform shatters the limits of existing wireless VR solutions with market-first capabilities that enhance the user experience and improve flexibility for headset manufacturers.

Peraso's new V125 chipset is a small form-factor, low power consumption solution developed to work with all brands of VR headsets, including those using 3K resolution screens and inside-out tracking.

The platform includes the following features designed to advance the state of current wireless VR solutions:

 - High performance wireless VR – With an antenna designed specifically for VR and a specialized beam-tracking algorithm, the V125 platform uniquely optimizes the wireless VR link.

 - Peraso claims that it is currently the only WiGig chipset vendor which offers an antenna separate from the RF integrated circuit, allowing manufacturers to optimize the usage of the reference design to best suit their applications.

 - Small headset, big computing power – While some standalone wireless VR platforms have removed the cord, it typically comes at the expense of computing power on the headset. The multi-gigabit speed of Peraso’s V125 WiGig chipset allows headset designers and developers to decouple the CPU from the device while still creating an unparalleled VR experience.

Also, the low power requirements of the V125 platform result in smaller, lighter headsets.Enterprise-class VR – The V125 platform for enterprise is designed to meet the intensive requirements of business use cases. The opportunity for industrial applications is vast, including medical simulation and training, virtual architecture design, and 3D views of real estate offerings, said the company.

Anshel Sag, Analyst, Moor Insight & Strategy
Going wireless solves one of the biggest challenges with VR, which is giving users a completely unencumbered, free-moving experience. WiGig makes this possible, while delivering significant performance advantages that make it a natural choice for wireless VR – both today and in the future.

Ron Glibbery, President and CEO, Peraso 
Our sole focus as a pure-play 60 GHz chipset provider is to build a high-performance WiGig VR ecosystem for users, and we’re working with headset and consumer electronics manufacturers globally that have integrated our V125 platform to do just that, with products that will be announced in 2018.

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