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ABI Research Names WiQuest as Top Ultrawideband Vendor

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ABI Research has released its latest Vendor Matrix for ultrawideband vendors, naming WiQuest as the leading provider, with Alereon and Pulse~LINK close be…


In-Stat Says UWB Market is Finally Taking Off

According to In-Stat's recent report, Ultrawideband 2007: PCs Finally Hit the Global Market, the market for ultrawideband (UWB) is finally beginning to take off.
"Though regulatory hurdles ov…


DisplayLink and Alereon Announce Wireless USB Display Adapter

DisplayLink and Alereon today announced a reference design for a Wireless USB display adapter to connect a PC to a display without wires.
The reference design will be demonstrated at CES 2008 in Janua…


WiMedia Alliance Certifies First Set of UWB Products

The WiMedia Alliance this week announced the first set of 12 chips certified on its UWB Common Radio Platform, from manufacturers Alereon, Artimi, Intel, realtek, Staccato, Tzero, WiQuest and Wisair.


Singapore Greenlights Ultrawideband

Singapore's Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) this week gave approval (finally!) to a regulatory framework for ultrawideband devices, which it says will be formally adopted by the end of the ye…


Ultrawideband: Ofcom Brings England into the 21st Century

In a looong-overdue move, UK regulator Ofcom yesterday announced a change to British law resulting in the fact that, starting on Monday August 13th, no license will be required to use ultrawideband (U…


Holy Wireless UWB Port Replicator, Toshiba!

Hot on the heels of yesterday's announcement of six new Certified Wireless USB products comes a new ultrawideband wireless docking station from Toshiba, the positively-Star-Trek-sounding "Tos…


Wireless USB is Coming! Wireless USB is Coming!

This week, the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) announced the first six consumer products to be certified for Certified Wireless USB.
The products include the Dell Inspiron 1720 laptop, the Lenovo Thin…


Belkin Announces Swanky New F5U302 Wireless USB Hub

Gizmodo today picks up on Belkin's announcement of a new four-port Wireless USB hub, model F5U302, which supports the full USB 2.0 speed of 480 Mbps over a 30-foot range. It'll be available in…


Lenovo Intros ThinkPad T61p with Ultrawideband (UWB) Built In

Wi-Fi Networking News' Glenn Fleishman reports that Lenovo has announced a new laptop with ultrawideband (UWB) built in, the ThinkPad T61p, starting at $1,814.
"This should be the first compu…