FAQ: What is 802.11ad wireless technology?

Here are the broad strokes about 802.11ad, the wireless technology that’s just starting to hit the market.
802.11ac, 802.11ac wave 2, 802.11omg! Could we maybe get some different names for this stuff?
No! Next question! May the power of the IEEE smite you down for heresy!
Fine, fine. So 802.11ad – what’s the deal here?
Well, now that you’re being civil, I’ll tell you – 802.11ad is, yes, a new wireless standard that uses the 60GHz spectrum instead of the 5GHz