Wireless USB’s Big Party
Over at Wi-Fi Planet, a quick overview of the past week's announcements and demonstrations at the Certified Wireless USB Developers Conference in San Jose, California, which heralded the arrival of Certified Wireless USB as a market-ready technology.
During the Keynote on Wednesday, the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) offered the first five-way, multi-vendor interoperable demo of Wireless USB. A laptop with an Intel host adapter using an Alereon PHY transferred high definition video from a Philips wireless semiconductor solution with a Realtek PHY, all using Microsoft Windows XP drivers developed for Wireless USB.
Jeff Ravencraft, president and chairman of the USB-IF, said at the time that the demonstration proved Wireless USB is ready for market. "Interoperability among MACs and PHYs is critical for a robust supply chain, and gives manufacturers maximum flexibility," he said. "Today's keynote shows the industry that Certified Wireless USB is here."