Wi-Fi Networking News' Glenn Fleishman today picks up on an article I wrote for Wi-Fi Planet about the current status of Freescale Semiconductor's UWB plans, and their effect on small companies that were banking on the technology (previously noted here).

"The first two companies that had committed to releasing Freescale UWB-based products -- first in spring, then in July, now perhaps in September -- told Wi-Fi Planet they've switched vendors," Fleishman writes.

"Belkin and Gefen confirmed the change, which seemed long coming. There are now no publicly announced plans for any manufacturer to choose Freescale UWB products."

Fleishman says this looks like the end of a long, hard road for Freescale. "The company has never produced chips, despite predictions of 'this year' since at least 2003," he writes.