The Bluetooth Special Interest Group said it will begin working with ultra-wideband developers in combining the strength of both personal wireless area technologies. The Bluetooth SIG said the partnership will extend its long-term roadmap of advancing Bluetooth technology with higher-speed capabilities and allow UWB...
SAN RAMON, Calif.-The WiMedia Alliance said Microsoft Corp. has joined its effort to push standardization and adoption of ultra-wideband technology for high-speed wireless connectivity. The industry association, which recently joined forces with the MultiBand OFDM Alliance Special Interest Group, plans to release an initial...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Thursday adopted rules in three spectrum-related proceedings meant to help spur the development of wireless broadband and keep up with evolving technologies all at the same time."In this series of decisions, we are paving the way for new technologies. It...
AUSTIN, Texas-Samsung Electronics and Freescale Semiconductor Inc. demonstrated a prototype mobile phone that includes ultra-wideband technology."Working with a world leader such as Samsung on this exciting product concept showcases the tremendous possibilities for UWB in cellular products," said Franz Fink, senior vice president and...
CARLSBAD, Calif.-Pulse~Link Inc., which provides ultra-wideband fabless semiconductors, introduced its Continuous Wave UWB architecture and its PLK23300-EVK Evaluation Kit.The company said its platform provides wireless gigabit data rates at personal area network ranges and data rates that can support multimedia and HDTV data streams...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission tweaked rules enabling the operation of ultra-wideband devices facilitating short-range communications, collision avoidance, inventory control and tracking systems. The FCC did not make any major changes to its UWB rules while it waits for a commercial market to develop, which...
CARLSBAD, Calif.-Pulse-Link Inc. said it achieved ultra-wideband date rates of 667 megabits per second of throughput after forward correction. The company said that speed is the highest ever transmitted and received for UWB and will enable wireless solutions for Digital Visual Interface, High Definition...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission last week made some tweaks to its rules allowing for the operation of ultra-wideband devices facilitating short-range communications, collision avoidance, inventory control and tracking systems.The FCC did not make any major changes to its UWB rules while it waits for...
CARLSBAD, Calif.-Pulse-Link Inc. said it achieved ultra-wideband date rates of 667 megabits per second of throughput after forward correction.The company said that speed is the highest ever transmitted and received for UWB and will enable wireless solutions for Digital Visual Interface, High Definition Multimedia...
WASHINGTON-Despite the Republican sweep in last week's elections, wholesale changes could be in store at the Federal Communications Commission at a time when the drumbeat is growing louder for an overhaul of the 1996 telecom act. Until the likely changes shake out, the impact...
With each side of the ultra-wideband technology conflict ratcheting up rhetoric and maneuvers, the turf of war is sizzling with less love and more politics.With another voting session looming next week in Berlin, both the direct-sequence companies and their multi-band counterparts anticipate a deadlock,...
SAN FRANCISCO-The MultiBand OFDM Alliance said it will announce a Special Interest Group and discuss the roadmap for the group's specification for ultra-wideband technology at the Intel Developers Forum next week.The promoters of the MBOA-SIG include Alereon, Hewlett Packard Co., Intel Corp., Nokia Corp.,...
The standards deadlock over ultra-wideband technology between the Multiband OFDM Alliance and the Direct Sequence UWB Forum continued at the IEEE conference last week. This time, however, it had an unexpected twist. In a vote tally often won by MBOA, the DS-UWB Forum won...
The standards deadlock over ultra-wideband technology between the Multiband OFDM Alliance and the Direct Sequence UWB Forum continued at the IEEE conference this week. This time, however, it had an unexpected twist.In the vote tally often won by MBOA, the other side won what...
BURLINGAME, Calif.-Artimi Inc., which develops ultra wideband integrated circuits that enable high bandwidth wireless connectivity, announced it has closed on a $14 million Series A funding round."Artimi has made tremendous technical and commercial progress to date," said Richard Dellabarca, the company's co-founder and chief...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Annual shipments for WiMAX chipsets will exceed $2.2 billion in 2008, according to new research from West Technology Research Solutions L.L.C."WiMAX is seen by many as an indicator and also a driver in the market for VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) applications....
Freescale Semiconductor said it is collaborating with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's testing laboratories to determine the interference potential of the various Ultra-Wideband waveforms.The waveforms include the direct sequence and multi-band orthogonal frequency division multiplex. Freescale, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of...
As Wi-Fi adoption grows, companies are coming together to work out suitable standards in two key areas-security and quality of service.The security protocol for Wi-Fi is called Wi-Fi Protected Access, or 802.11i. The QoS protocol is known as 802.11e. WPA standards should be settled...
WASHINGTON-The Ultra-Wideband Forum said it has signed 30 members and is undergoing talks with several major corporate supporters to join.The forum, which has been caught in a standards battle between the MultiBand-OFDM, direct sequence and other proprietary systems, said members are working on the...
CARLSBAD, Calif.-Pulse-LINK, an ultra-wideband technology company, has closed its Series D stock offering for more than $30 million.The company said it will use the proceeds to complete development and attain commercial release of its software-defined radio cognitive radio UWB solution. The offering will allow...
SAN DIEGO-Ultra-wideband technology player PulseLink has pitched what it calls a common signaling protocol to resolve the snafu between competing wireless groups.The groups, one led by Intel Corp. and the other by Motorola, insist their solutions will work for industry and have scheduled the...
SAN FRANCISCO-Intel Corp. plans to unveil an ultra-wideband platform and it joined an initiative with other players to promote a common USB standard. The chip bellwether said it is working with members of the multiband OFDM Alliance to develop a standard UWB radio...
SAN FRANCISCO-Intel Corp. has announced plans to unveil a platform for the ultra-wideband wireless technology and joined an initiative with other players to promote a common USB standard.The chip bellwether said it is working with members of the multiband OFDM Alliance to develop a...
WASHINGTON-As the junior Democratic senator from Massachusetts, John Kerry's record is one of deftly straddling the fence on telecom and high-tech issues by backing bills benefiting Big Wireless while championing the causes of consumers and small business.It was Kerry, whose brother Cameron works for...
