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New 1394 Over Coax Standard Introduced
The 1394 Trade Association today announced the adoption of the first global standard for networking digital content over coaxial cables using UWB.
4C Controls Acquires New Surveillance and Location Technology
4C Controls announced Monday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a bevy of new UWB-based technologies designed to improve tracking and surveillance in both military and civilian applications.
UWB Product Watch
Sigma Designs releases UWB and WiMedia standard-based chipset with combined wireless, coax, and Ethernet; New USB device test suite from Ellisys to be demoed at USB-IF compliance workshop this week; and more.
Hitachi to Use ADI Advantiv Solution for HDTVs
ADI's Advantiv solution enables Hitachi's wireless video hub to deliver HD video content wirelessly to its ultra-thin Wooo UT flat-panel HDTVs.
Alereon Announces True Worldwide Wireless USB Chipset with PCI Express Interface
The Austin-based chip manufacturer announced this week the first chipset designed to meet Windows Premium Logo Program requirements.
April Newsbits
Ooh la la: French iPhone sales are sluggish; Opera delivers Mini browser for Google's phone platform; Sharp ships wireless HDTV; Meru names new VP of operations; Bluesocket releases new 802.11n Draft 2 dual-radio AP; Billions and billions served? Wayport reaches 10,000 McDonald’s mark; and more.
Pulse-LINK to Present at World Investment Conference
Pulse-LINK announced today that it has been selected to present its CWave Ultra Wideband (UWB) home networking solution at the California Tech Showcase (CTS 2008), which is being held in conjunction with the World Investment Conference in June in France.
March Newsbits
Dell teams up with Aruba; Verizon files suit against unknown telemarketer; Iconic art deco-style Manhattan hotel to add Wi-Fi during its renovation; Sebastopol, California cancels plans for citywide Wi-Fi due to fears about health risks; and more.
February Newsbits
A new report says Sprint has the best mobile WiMAX opportunity; Wayport offers Webinar on leveraging Wi-Fi in the hospitality business; Opryland gets Wi-Fi; iPass releases Vista version; Mediabistro to hold two-day technology summit; and more.
UWB Brings Greater Precision to RTLS
Ultrawideband can be used to track an item’s location within a radius of 12 to 36 inches.
2008: The Year of the Wireless Monitor
It's true: wireless monitors are coming. DisplayLink announced today that it will demonstrate the first working models at CES next month.
In 2008, UWB Takes the World
Alereon’s new chip supports frequencies galore, giving UWB a chance to work anywhere.
UWB Briefs
DisplayLink demos wireless display connection; Wireless USB heads to digital cameras; WiQuest drivers get WHQL cert;
and more.
The UWB Phone Ecosystem
SK Telecom of Korea has big plans for handsets using ultrawideband to become the center of a user's computing and social networking universe.
Small Businesses Already Struggling with UWB
In January, Belkin and Gefen announced cable-free USB products. They were inevitably delayed due to Freescale leaving ultrawideband behind -- a move that has hurt others.
Establishing a “Gold Standard” for UWB
Tzero and Tektronix plan to test ultrawideband performance.
UWB to Enable the Wireless Home
High bandwidth wireless means good things for the multimedia future.
Alereon and Pulse~LINK Announce Plans for CES
Ultrawideband is finally here and making its mark at the world's biggest technology tradeshow.
Tech Players Back HANA Hi-Def Alliance
Sun joins NBC, Charter, Mitsubishi and others to establish secure high definition standards for AV networks.
Alereon Looks Ahead
The company is ready with chips that could suit ultrawideband in the U.S. and elsewhere—if any other country ever approves the spectrum for use.
Focus Enhancements Announces UWB Timeline
The plan: have high-speed wireless -- 880Mbps -- available for consumer electronics and media PCs by early 2006.
Ecma to Promote UWB Standard
The WiMedia Alliance wants to turn its MB-OFDM-based ultrawideband into a global standard before the competition, perhaps forcing some consolidation.
Speed & Distance News in UWB
Long before ultrawideband is even in your hands, companies are finding ways to make it go farther and faster.
Bluetooth, UWB Groups Converge
The downside is that backwards compatibility will be limited, analysts
say.
WiMedia's UWB Gets FCC Waiver
UPDATED: The US regulator will allow future sales of multi-band OFDM-based ultrawideband wireless. Is it enough to stop the deadlocked UWB standards process?
Consumer Ultrawideband: Coming Soon
One analyst thinks UWB is uniquely suited to be the ultimate in-home cable replacement technology—and doesn't think the lack of a standard will hurt the market at all.
The UK Considers UWB
The proposed policy could put ultrawideband wireless--currently limited in the UK due to licensed spectrum limitations--to work as it is intended elsewhere, namely for networking and home entertainment.
UWB at CES
High-speed ultrawideband is getting ready for primetime with exposure at the Consumer Electronics Show, including high def TV demos and combinations with powerline networking.
Analyst Looks at UWB
While there are still years to go until ultrawideband adoption hits, a report from the firm Baskerville says it's never too early to influence how and where the technology will be used.
Alereon: No Strings Attached
The ultrawideband developer dreams of a world sans cables as it develops wireless connections with speeds rivaling FireWire.
UWB Hits High Speeds
Chipmaker Alereon has completed over-the-air demonstrations in their system lab with speeds they say are 2.5x other ultrawideband solutions.
Alereon Announces UWB Chipset
The first chip from the MBOA group sets the stage for a no-compromise fight between it and the DS-UWB group it has been trailing.
Freescale Announces UWB Modules
The ultrawideband chip maker plans to bring its commercial chipset to the DVD players and set top boxes of the masses, thanks to new deals with Taiwanese partners to make mini PCI modules.
Pulse~LINK Demonstrates UWB Over Cable
The chip maker wants to show that ultrawideband is capable of increasing the capacity for cable-based data providers, with little or no physical upgrade.
FCC Approves First Commercial UWB Chipset
Motorola semiconductor spinoff gets nod to begin selling product to
consumer electronics makers.
The Wide World of UWB
A new report says the technology can go far beyond just personal-area wireless cable replacement; look for it in everything from precision location-aware products to military applications.
Artimi Announces Funding
The UWB chip designer, which sits on both sides of the standards fence but will launch with a single-band product, has enough money now to make a go of it.
802.11n Seen Leapfrogging UWB
ABI Research looks at the landscape on PAN players. Where should chipset makers place their bets?
Buzz at the International UWB Conference
The Boston-based Conference features a look regulatory issues in ultrawideband and demonstrations showing how the technology can track children and keep cars passengers safe.
Is UWB Spec Spat Over?
WiMedia Alliance throws its support behind one of two competing ultra wideband specifications.
Intel Adds a Nook to the Digital Home
The chipmaking giant invests $200 million in four companies specializing in ultra-wideband and other networking technologies.
Multimedia: Wi-Fi or UWB?
There's a turf war brewing in the emerging wireless multimedia networking market between Wi-Fi and ultrawideband.
Motorola Seeks Common Ground
With the IEEE standards process still deadlocked, the company backs a 'compromise' proposal that would allow multiple UWB radios to coexist in the same area.
Intel Backs UWB for Wireless USB
The chipmaker is among the members of a new industry group that will create a wireless USB protocol based on ultrawideband technology.
Exploring the New Wireless Frontier
The latest UWB startup aims to pick up where Wi-Fi leaves off.
UWB for WLAN?
Pulse-LINK promises to have technology for proprietary UWB-based wireless LANs within a year but says it's not a Wi-Fi killer.
Alliance to Publish UWB Standard
IEEE deadlock? No problem. The MBOA is formalizing its own group to promote ultrawideband.
Key Backing in Hand for Ultrawideband
Bush administration officials say proposed restrictions on pulse repetition frequency is unnecessary.
UWB Goes Back to School
A group of ultrawideband companies have teamed up to try to spread the word on the technology within academia.
UWB Startup Scores $31.5M
A healthy first round of venture capital makes Alereon the best-funded company in the industry.
UWB: Good for the Heart?
A California company has developed heart monitors that use ultrawideband radar.
Modeling UWB
CoWare adds support for the MBOA version of ultrawideband to its WLAN modeling library.
Sensing Location
When it comes to location positioning systems, accuracy is crucial. That's why Cambridge, England-based Ubisense turned to ultrawideband for its tracking system.
UWB Splitting Up?
The UWB standards process is going nowhere fast, with both sides vowing to forge ahead with or without an IEEE standard.
Motorola Buys XtremeSpectrum
The company will acquire UWB pioneer XtremeSpectrum in hopes of embedding technology in consumer products by end of year.
UWB Standards Battle Heats Up
XtremeSpectrum promises royalty-free technology as it tries to overtake the favored MBOA proposal for the 802.15.3a standard at the next IEEE meeting.
Taiyo Yuden Unveils RF Devices for UWB
The company has developed components it says will allow OEMs to integrate UWB technology into PCs and consumer electronics equipment.
Study: PC Industry To Dominate Early UWB Market
A new report from Parks Associates says that PC makers will be the first to line up behind ultrawideband, followed by the consumer electronics industry.
MBOA Falls Short Again
The Intel and TI-backed proposal for the emerging ultrawideband standard failed to muster the necessary support for confirmation in Singapore, setting the stage for a third round of voting in November.
FCC Bows Out of UWB Debate
The FCC has opted not to respond to a request for a declaratory ruling on the means of compliance testing for ultrawideband systems, leaving it up to the IEEE 802.15.3a Task Group to decide between two competing proposals for the high-speed, short-range networking standard.
Startup Alereon Makes Its Debut
A new player in the ultrawideband industry emerged last week as Alereon, a startup comprised of former Time Domain executives and engineers, announced that it will design UWB chipsets for high-speed personal area networks.
CACI Uses UWB to Monitor Shipping Container Contents
The company has applied for a patent for the technology, which it plans to use to help move military supplies and to secure assets entering the country, among other applications.
Xtreme, Motorola Challenge MBOA Proposal
The 802.15.3a Task Group has narrowed down the 31 proposals for the new high-speed, short range wireless networking specification to one, but it's not a done deal yet.
TTPCom Shows Off UWB MAC
The company demonstrated its medium access control core for UWB systems at the IEEE 802.15 standards meeting in San Francisco last week.
Group Pushes UWB for Low-Power Networks
An IEEE study group is looking at ultrawideband as a candidate for a potential alternative physical layer to the 802.15.4 standard for low-power, low data rate wireless networks.
TI, Intel and CE Companies Form UWB Juggernaut
A week before the IEEE 802.15.3a Task Group meets in San Francisco to vote on a new high-speed, short-range wireless standard, Texas Instruments and the Intel-led MultiBand Coalition have joined forces to push their ultrawideband-based proposal. Meanwhile, several major consumer electronics companies pledge their support.
Motorola Backs UWB Startup
The company invests in an ultrawideband startup, hoping the technology can be used in its wireless home multimedia products.
Research Firm Says Wi-Fi Will Go Bye-Bye
Emerging technology researchers say ultrawideband technology will eventually beat out 802.11 and make Bluetooth obsolete.
Wisair Opens UWB Demo Center in Japan
The Israeli chipset maker is demonstrating the simultaneous wireless broadcast of multiple HDTV video streams to partners and customers in Tokyo.
TDK Joins the UWB Club
The newest member of the WiMedia Alliance is developing antennas and measurement systems for ultrawideband products.
ABI: UWB to Find Early Success in CE Industry
Consumer electronics are expected to be the early 'killer apps' for ultrawideband (UWB), with chipsets for video and host device applications making up nearly a third of total UWB shipments worldwide by 2007.
Companies Pare Down UWB Proposals
This week's IEEE meeting in Dallas saw 10 fewer proposals for the 802.15.3a standard, but companies are still divided on the best approach.
Discrete Time Secures Funding, Changes Name
The UWB company, now known as Staccato Communications, has received $7.5 million in venture capital.
Coalition Collaborates on Multiband Proposals
As the next meeting of the 802.15.3a Task Group draws closer, a group of like-minded ultrawideband companies have banded together in an effort to accelerate the ratification of the standard for wireless personal area networks.
Report Claims UWB Interference With UMTS
New research from the U.K.'s Radiocommunications Agency suggests that UWB radios can cause dropped calls on 3G UMTS networks.
XtremeSpectrum and Motorola Team on UWB
The companies said that they will partner to drive adoption of ultrawideband. The first step: Motorola throws its weight behind Xtreme's proposal for the 802.15.3a physical layer standard.
Paving the Way for UWB
At a recent panel discussion at the Stanford Business School, industry leaders debated whether ultrawideband would be the next big thing or just another wireless technology.
FCC: UWB Is Here To Stay
In what industry watchers called a big win for ultrawideband, the FCC has reaffirmed the regulations it passed a year ago and made some minor changes to rules relating to through-wall imaging and ground penetrating radar (GPR) systems.
FCC Schedules Ultrawideband Show
Six companies will preview a wide range of commercial and public safety devices using the new wireless technology at an FCC-sponsored demonstration.
Coalition Makes Play For Multiband
A group of five key ultrawideband (UWB) developers is quietly making waves in the community by pushing for a standard based on multiband technology.
XtremeSpectrum Demonstrates UWB, Wins Patent, Partnership
XtremeSpectrum demonstrates the first multiple-channel, wireless HDTV broadcast at CES and announces that it has been issued a patent for its UWB technology. In addition, the company partners with Taiyo Yuden to develop a new UWB module.
WiMedia Alliance Adds Six New Members
The WiMedia Alliance adds Agere and Infineon, among others, to its ranks, and also elects a new Board of Directors.
Cellonics: Home Networking UWB's Killer App?
Representatives from Singapore-based Cellonics explain why UWB is a compelling home networking solution and discuss the hurdles the technology must still overcome.
Task Force Calls for Modernized Spectrum Policy
The first step in FCC Chairman's Michael Powell's efforts to revamp the nation's nearly century-old radio frequency policy was unveiled Thursday morning.
FCC Chief Powell: A Major Change in Spectrum Allocation Is Coming
While he didn't mention UWB by name, Powell hinted it is a solution to problems facing consumers.
ABI Says Lack of Standards Could Hurt UWB
The ultrawideband (UWB) community must come together to define a standard for the technology in order for it to thrive, according to a release issued this week from Allied Business Intelligence.
FCC Report Finds UWB No More Threatening Than a Hair Dryer
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a report this week that indicates that ultrawideband (UWB) is no more of an interference threat to the Global Positioning System (GPS) than a laptop or hairdryer.
Study Details Technology Prospects and Market Applications of UWB
A recent report by Allied Business Intelligence analyzes the potential market implications and applications for Ultra Wideband technology in both the government and private sectors, including comparisons with alternative wireless technologies, barriers to market penetration, standards, and applicability to areas like communications, imaging, telematics, and location-tracking. The report also provides details on 25 of the active players in the UWB space.
UWB Market Report Forecasts Ultimate Techno Domination
Eventually, according to this recently released market report, UWB will make competing technologies like WCDMA and GPRS obsolete. Read on to find out what will make this possible, and what makes UWB both currently complementary to existing technologies - and ultimately disruptive at the same time.
Ultrawideband's Strong Presence in the WiMedia Alliance
The newly formed wireless multimedia industry alliance, with two of the nine rings of power held by Time Domain and XtremeSpectrum, bodes well for the future reign of power of ultrawideband technology -- at least when it comes to bandwidth intensive wireless multimedia transmissions.
The High Spark of Low Power
FEATURE: Six months ago, the FCC freed spectrum for the commercial use of ultra wideband, touting the public safety aspects of the technology, but it's a shot at becoming the de facto standard for wireless home networks that's driving the nascent UWB industry and raising questions about 802.11's future.
Technology for Designing UWB Receivers Available
Picosecond Pulse Labs announces availability of high-speed sampler technology using Non-Linear transmission Lines for use in Ultra Wideband receiver design.
Intel's in the Lab with Ultra Wideband
What's Intel's take on Ultra Wideband technology and its prospects for mass market consumption? We asked Intel Labs' Kevin Kahn, ultra-researcher extraordinaire and a director of their Communications Interconnect Technology Lab.
Using UWB to TurboCharge Cable TV
Cable TV couch potatoes could soon be getting an Ultra Wideband jolt that sizzles with possibilities like true HDTV, VoIP, video-on-demand, and even (dare we say it) - more bandwidth than they might know what to do with!
Ultra-Wideband: Great Promise, But No Guarantees
Theoretically, UWB systems represent the next logical step for wireless communications. The use of low-power radios to send out short-duration pulses over various frequencies without creating interference for other RF systems operating in the same bands is quite appealing. Now prove it will work.
Time Domain Opens New UWB Design Center
Time Domain announces a significant expansion of the company's semiconductor design capabilities with the opening of its new Silicon Design Center in Nevada City, Cal.
House Panel Urges Expedited UWB Proceedings
U.S Representative Billy Tauzin claims bureaucrats and certain industries are trying to stifle development of ultra-wideband (UWB) technology.
Time Domain Strengthens Ultra-Wideband Patent Position
Time Domain Corporation, a developer of Ultra Wideband (UWB) technology, announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has awarded the company a significant patent that secures intellectual property protection for key components of its silicon chipset.
Spectraphobia: Fact or Fiction?
Welcome to spectraphobia: the fear of losing one's spectrum...or not having enough of it to begin with. It's highly contagious -- but is it real, or just a specter lurking in the mobile industry's collective mind?
FCC Ushers in Ultra-Wideband Era
A unanimous vote clears the way for technology that proponents say will provide higher data rates and lower power consumption than either 802.11 or Bluetooth.
Ultra Wideband: The Ultimate Disruptive Technology
Cheaper, faster, unlicensed, and more multifunctional than any competing technology, ultra wideband (UWB) is a disruptive technology in every sense of the word in the wireless arena. But how will it fare against established technologies like 80211 and Bluetooth?
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