Ultra Wideband (UWB) which operates in the 3.1GHz to 10.6GHz spectrum at up to 480Mbps has achieved standards status by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and Ecma International who signed off on ECMA-368, ECMA-369, and ISO/IEC 26907, forming the basis for Wireless USB.
WiMedia’s ultra wideband technology could some day eliminate a rat’s nest of [...]
Motorola said today it is investing in Amimon, a developer of chip technology for wireless transmission of high-definition video. Terms of the equity investment were not disclosed.
Amimon’s technology (FAQ) is designed to deliver uncompressed HD video streams in the unlicensed 5-GHz band. The company says the technology will be used in wireless flat-panel TVs, projectors [...]
Sensor networks are an emerging way to monitor inaccessible and unwired places. The units communicate with each other, and send the information they gather at intervals to the human operators. They’re used to monitor wildlife activity, for example.
But sensor network protocols, based on WiFi use too much power. The researchers experimented with Zigbee nodes [...]
At CES 2007 Philips introduced a device that can transfer an uncompressed HD signal over the air. Philips’ wireless HDMI box ($299) is designed to replace the HDMI cable to transfer signals to an HDTV from various source components such as DVD, HD-DVD or BlueRay DVD players.
“Wireless HDMI presents an entire new category. For [...]
Pulse~LINK will be demonstrating a cable-based UWB HD system at next week’s Consumer Electronics show, as well as a wireless UWB system.
Pulse~LINK will simultaneously deliver 1394 (Firewire) and Ethernet over a single coaxial cable, supporting the High Definition Audio-Video Network Alliance’s (HANA) drive to use 1394 as a secure HD home network solution. Pulse~LINK [...]
Ultra Wideband (UWB) chip maker Staccato Communications and SK Telecom, the largest mobile phone and broadband operator in Korea, today unveiled plans for the global delivery of fast, short-range UWB connectivity for cell phones.
The adoption of UWB by one of the largest and most innovative mobile carriers will provide increased choices for content delivery [...]
Alereon has received a $4 million cash infusion from Samsung Venture Investment for further development of ultrawideband and Certified Wireless Universal Serial Bus (USB) physical-layer chips, reports EE Times.
CEO Eric Brookman at Alereon (Austin, Texas) said his company anticipates collaborating with Samsung Electronics on the integration of UWB and Wireless USB devices in consumer electronic [...]
The WiMedia Alliance today announced that it has finalized the Certification Program so its member companies can test their products for compliance with the WiMedia UWB Common Radio Platform specification.
This new WiMedia Certification Program enables the complete coexistence and interoperability from a variety of different UWB vendors.
WiMedia’s Certification Program is comprised of two parts, the [...]
Belkin has a new MIMO USB Network Adapter. It sports a cradle that the smaller USB section plugs into. You can use the Belkin adapter for your desktop or remove the smaller and more compact adapter from the cradle and stick it in your notebook.
The adapter (right) is compatible with 802.11g as well as 802.11b. [...]
The battle between the incompatible Wireless USB and Cable Free USB is heating up (or is it melting down). Freescale Semiconductor pulled out of the UWB Forum which it co-founded with Motorola and Pulse-Link to focus on Cable Free USB.
Meanwhile, Intel and others are backing Wireless [...]
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