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Alereon AL5604 Receives FCC Certification
The AL5604 Worldwide Wireless USB Adapter, which provides Wireless USB connectivity for laptops and desktop PCs, has been granted FCC modular certification making it the first approved Wireless USB product for use in UWB bandgroups one, three, and six.

Fujitsu Refreshes Notebook Lines for Montevina
Six new notebooks and convertible tablets are launched with an eye toward the new Montevina platform.

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.

No New Wires
Pulse~LINK debuts UWB Ethernet-Over-Coax solution for whole-home HD video.

Stonestreet One Announces New Certified Wireless USB Software
WHCI host drivers enable new Alereon UWB hardware platform.

New Wi-Fi/UWB Tracking System Announced
New solution from AeroScout and TimeDomain can track assets within inches using Ultra Wideband and Wi-Fi.

January Newsbits
ASUS releases new energy-efficient chipset; FreeFi partners with Disney-ABC to provide video-on-demand at DIA; Boingo will serve up JiWire ads at 28 airport locations; iBox2Go releases its new "hotspot in a box"; and more.

Wisair Intros Wireless USB Dongle Set
The company’s new Wireless USB dongle-to-dongle solution is expected on the market by the end of the quarter.

Wisair Announces Single-Chip UWB
The company’s WSR601 single-chip CMOS solution promises lower cost and higher performance.

Lenovo Laptop to Feature UWB
The latest ThinkPad will have faster wireless, coupled with lower power when idle.

Tzero Zeroes in on Home Video
The ZeroWire chip for UWB wireless and wired systems is ready to pump out HDTV at 480 Mbps.

wUSB on Windows Mobile
Ultrawideband makers strut their stuff, including high-speed handhelds and video convergence, at WinHEC 2007.

Wireless for the Flat Screen
Monster will include a cable-free connection that uses ultrawideband in upcoming HDTV wall-mounting brackets.

Focus SiPs Available
New modules made to speed Wireless USB production.

The Year of the Wireless Monitor?
DisplayLink's technology for running a monitor over Wireless USB could mean the eventual end of the VGA display cable.

First UWB Hub Ships in Japan
The four-port hub from Wisair and Y-E Data replaces USB cables and is the first to go commercial in the world.

Intel's UWB Chip and First Customers
The chip is MAC silicon for host controllers, and the customers are Belkin and HP.

Wireless USB Devices Coming This Year
Imagine no more USB cables. It's easy if you try.

Wireless HDMI Solutions on the Horizon
Soon the over-priced cables that power the best TV video signal going won't even be necessary if Tzero, Analog Devices and Gefen have their way.

Wireless USB’s Coming Out Party
There are no actual products out — yet — but vendors say that ultrawideband-based USB is more than ready to roll.

Introducing Team Staccato
The partner program kicks off with 14 members and lots of demos at the Wireless USB conference; the company has an eye on an IPO.

Finding the Bodies
Detecting motion is great — but how about locating people to rescue, even through several tons of debris? UltraVision uses ultrawideband for that very purpose.

A Single Chipset for Global UWB
Supporting both low and high radio bands gives Artimi's silicon a chance to be compliant worldwide.

Bluetooth Picks WiMedia UWB for High Speed
Future Bluetooth wireless will have a multimedia-capable data rate.

Ultra-Wideband Brings Wireless Video to Cars
Freescale Semiconductor's technology being shown in SUV at Consumer Electronics Show.

First UWB/USB Products Announced
UPDATED: Both UWB camps will show off versions of wireless USB at CES this week, including a consumer product from Belkin.

Wisair Releases Wireless USB Hub Design
Coupled with their previously announced dongle, the company is ready for end-to-end, UWB-based wireless universal serial bus.

WiQuest Announces Gigabit Chipset
Ultrawideband gets a speed boost before the technology even comes to market.

Focus Introduces Talaria
The UWB company is trying to stay true to its video roots while also supporting the Wireless USB direction taken by the WiMedia Alliance.

Bluetooth at UWB Data Rate
Freescale has demoed what it says is the first instance of high-speed ultrawideband on a Bluetooth stack.

Wireless HD Gaming Over UWB
Pulse~LINK and Analog Devices say the combination of their technologies is a low-latency boon for gaming and beyond.

Intel Advances Faster Wireless USB Spec
Put your printer anywhere you want it.

Wisair Gets FCC Approval
This chip is the first of the WiMedia Alliance ultrawideband chips to get the government okay.

Wisair Announces 531 Chipset
This new release puts 480Mbps WiMedia-based ultrawideband only a few months away from showing up in products.

An Early Version of Wireless USB
Freescale and Icron will use ultrawideband technology to deliver a wireless version of the universal serial bus (USB), but in a form different from what others have long been planning.

Wisair Announces New UWB Chip
The company's latest improves on its first generation in what it hopes gives another boost to the WiMedia-MBOA ultrawideband camp.

Freescale Demos Phones with UWB
These handsets do not have voice over IP, but the chipmaker says the possibility is there. Just don't expect to see these prototypes in your hand anytime soon.

UWB in a Handheld
A chip shown by in China this week may be the precursor to a future of high-speed ultra-wideband wireless in roducts like digital camcorders and televisions -- perhaps even by next year.

Staccato Eyes Wisme's MAC
The companies partner on a single-chip UWB system.

Modeling UWB
CoWare adds support for the MBOA version of ultrawideband to its WLAN modeling library.

Pulse-Link, Fujitsu to Develop UWB Processor
The companies agree to work together on a digital baseband processor for ultrawideband systems.

Samsung Taps Xtreme for UWB
Although it's backing a rival proposal in the UWB standards process, Samsung is using XtremeSpectrum's Trinity chipset to wirelessly stream video between some of its consumer electronics products.

Samsung, Staccato Team on UWB
The consumer electronics giant partners with chipmaker Staccato Communications to develop ultrawideband products.

Artimi Taps Cadence Tools for UWB Devices
The U.K. startup is using mixed-signal tools and services from Cadence for its UWB transceiver devices.

Artimi Preps UWB Silicon
The British semiconductor company is developing a single-chip reference design for ultrawideband devices.

NEC Unveils UWB Simulator
The Japanese tech giant has developed a radio propagation simulator that enables visual analysis of the coverage area of UWB systems.

Parco Opens UWB Demo Center
Parco Wireless has opened a UWB demonstration center to show off its technology for tracking medical equipment and patients in hospitals and nursing homes.

Taiyo Yuden Develops Ceramic Chip Antenna for UWB
The Tokyo-based company says that its new antenna will take UWB beyond traditional military applications into widespread commercial use.

Multispectral Solutions Awarded FCC Grant for UWB System
The FCC has approved Multispectral Solutions' SPIDER-650 radar system for sale in the United States.

Philips and General Atomics To Collaborate on UWB Chipsets
Royal Philips Electronics and General Atomics have agreed to jointly develop UWB chipsets. The first ones are expected to work with emerging standards such as IEEE 802.15.3a.

Time Domain to Roll Out RadarVision Next Year
Time Domain, a leading developer of ultrawideband (UWB) technology, said it is gearing up for the commercial rollout of its UWB-based radar product. The startup from Huntsville, Ala., said that RadarVision, a handheld device that can detect motion through walls, will be available for purchase early next year by law enforcement agencies.

Picosecond Releases New UWB Pulse-Generator Products
Picosecond Pulse Labs announces two new high-speed pulse-generator products that can be an enabling technology for ultrawideband (UWB) radar.

UWB: A Disabling Technology in the Air?
Could ultrawideband (UWB) technology force airlines to ban laptops? Yes, if preliminary tests from NASA and Britain's Civil Aviation Authority prove to be true.

XtremeSpectrum Demos Video Streams Using UWB
Transmits six simultaneous MPEG2 streams using a single UWB connection, demonstrating consumer applicability of its Trinity chipset solution.

Parco Uses Multispectral Solutions' UWB Technology in Healthcare
Announces exclusive license agreement with UWB patent holder Multispectral Solutions Inc. (MSSI) as well as investment in same. Location-finding products to be deployed in healthcare market.

SkyCross Introduces High-Performance UWB Antenna
Using patented technology from the U.S. military, SkyCross is betting that UWB becomes a commercial reality by introducing the wireless industry's first 3.1-6.0 GHz embedded, high-gain antenna for commercial Ultra-Wideband (UWB) applications.

XtremeSpectrum Rolls Out First UWB Chipset
Company to focus on customers in the OEM consumer electronic, PC-peripheral manufacturing, and wireless networking spaces.

UWB Market to Grow to 274 Million Units Worldwide by 2007: Analyst
Market-research firm AsIs forecasts that the UWB market will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 285 percent over the next 5 years, to 274 million units worldwide.

Analyst: UWB to Dominate Home Networking by 2006
In-Stat/MDR analyst Gemma Paulo predicts that UWB networking will dominate the wireless home networking market by 2006, as 802.11x technologies gradually fall by the wayside. Fueling the rise: major players in the consumer-electronics industry.

Comparing UWB to the Wireless Competition
Ultra wideband (UWB) comes at the heels of several wireless technologies that are already cornering their share of the marketplace. How does UWB -- a relative newcomer to the field -- stack up?

MeshNetworks Announces Radio-Agnostic Chip Supporting UWB
Mesh Networks, a developer of mobile broadband networking technology, today announced the delivery and commercial availability of its Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC). The ASIC was designed using a 'radio agnostic' philosophy, which supports seamless integration with a wide range of radio technologies, including UWB.

Xtreme Spectrum Funding Accelerates UWB Product Launch
Thanks to the funding, ultra-wideband semiconductor solutions are expected in the third quarter of 2002, using bi-phase modulation technique.

Is Ultra Wideband Better Than Bluetooth?
If the FCC loosens up a bit, users and consumers may benefit from this high-speed wireless technology that could leave Bluetooth supporters biting their lips. For companies like San Diego-based PulseLINK, it means potential new UWB products in wireless video networking and connecting cell phones and PDAs to LANs.

Turning Technology into Products with Ultra Wideband
What can see through walls, detect human breath, and give IBM goose bumps? Ultra wideband. Here are some innovative ways that companies are already implementing UWB technology.

Ultra Wideband Multimedia is in the House!
A wireless multimedia system prototype based on UWB screams its way through concrete and steel to deliver DVD-quality video.

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