OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Ultra Wideband is poised to deliver a variety of applications, including wireless video, audio and data, to home and consumer networking devices, although it faces challenges, according to research from Allied Business Intelligence.
ABI estimates total global shipments for UWB-enabled electronics and chipsets could reach 45.1 million units by 2007, with revenues of $1.39 billion for the same year. However, for now the development of a sustainable UWB market is hindered by the lack of a definable standard.
“The FCC has spent over two years of extensive testing in order to devise a guide for the use of UWB,” said Edward Rerisi, director of research at ABI. “Until a standard is set where all communications segments are satisfied, this technology will continue to experience resistance.”
