Daily News on Ultrawideband (UWB) Wireless

WiMedia Certifies First PHYs for High Band Operation, Paving the Way for Global UWB Adoption

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

The WiMedia Alliance announced the certification of the first three Ultra Wideband (UWB) physical layer chipsets (PHYs) to support the WiMedia Spectrum Extension Release (SER) announced in August. The chips from Alereon, Realtek and Staccato Communications support operation in Band Groups 1 and 3 (3.1 to 4.8GHz and 6.3 to 7.9GHz, respectively). The Alereon and Staccato chips also support operation in Band Group 6 (7.4 to 9.0GHz).

Sprint's XOHM Broadband Wireless Internet Service at Demonstrated at WiMAX Smart Home Exhibit

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST

Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) and Sprint (NYSE: S) offered a first taste of XOHM service to guests attending a WiMAX open house event last night at Chicago's famed Smart Home. The Smart Home was built using green building techniques, technology that manages home energy use, and is designed with the latest in communications technology in mind.

Focus Enhancements Demonstrates Low Cost HD UWB Video Streaming for Consumer Applications at Computex

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST

Focus Enhancements, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCSE), a worldwide leader in Ultra Wideband (UWB) wireless technology, video conversion and digital media, will demonstrate HD Video Streaming at Computex Taipei from June 3-7.

Xi'an Haitian Captures Market Opportunities & 3G Growth Develops UWB Antennas Covering All Bands

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST

One of the PRC's leading manufacturers of telecommunications antennas, Xi'an Haitian Antenna Technologies Co., Ltd. has successfully developed ultra-wideband antennas (UWB antennas), and improved and enhanced its 128 multi-probe 3D radiation pattern test system, with these two technologies, the Group developed innovative technology which covers all bands. Together with its production of UWB antennas products, will provide a further significant boost to the Group's future development.

Predicting the Future Triumph of Clearwire's $14 Billion Broadband Wireless Network

Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 EST

Clearwire (NASDAQ: CLWR) and Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) announced Wednesday that the companies will combine their broadband wireless units to create a $14.55 billion mobile wireless communications company to provide internet access, phone service, movies, games and a variety of other broadband wireless data services. The new company, which will retain Clearwire's name, will continue developing a mobile network based on WiMax technology, which promises much faster speeds than the latest 3g cellular networks.

MobileMonday Toronto Returns With "Mobile Moguls Looking for Money"

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST

MobileMonday Toronto, the mobile industry networking group, will hold their second annual Venture Capital panel, with prospective mobile entrepreneurs pitching their business ideas to some of Canada's leading Venture Capital companies.

Ultrawideband Broadband Wireless Chipset Manufacturer Secures $24 Million in Funding

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST

Wisair, a leading provider of single-chip based Ultra Wideband (UWB) and Wireless USB (WUSB) solutions, announced that it has secured $24 million in its latest round of funding. The financing included four new international investors and was led by Susquehanna Growth Equity (SGE), a US-based private equity fund investing in growth capital and late stage venture opportunities. SGE was joined by European-based Advent Venture Partners, Bridge Capital Fund of Japan (an affiliate of Nikko Antfactory), and Yasuda Ventures. Existing Wisair investors also participated, and included Apax Partners, Broadcom, Intel Capital, Vertex, and Zisapel brothers from the RAD group.

Ekahau Increases Power of Wi-Fi RTLS Positioning Engine

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

Ekahau Inc. announced the immediate availability of Ekahau Positioning Engine (EPE) 4.2, which improves the solution's ability to deliver unmatched, standards-based location accuracy, speed and savings to the Wi-Fi based RTLS market and application developers. EPE 4.2 is the foundation for Ekahau RTLS, the only comprehensive turn-key RTLS system that can be installed over any brand or generation of Wi-Fi infrastructure. Ekahau RTLS is a software solution that supports location tracking with room-level or better accuracy using only the existing Wi-Fi network. It does not require additional chokepoints, UWB antennas or other proprietary infrastructure, as is the case with many other RTLS systems.

Ultrawideband Internal Planar Broadband Wireless Antennas Offer High Gain and Low Profile for High-Speed, Short-Range Data Communication Equipment

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

Pulse, a Technitrol Company (NYSE:TNL) introduces its ultra-wide band (UWB) family of high-gain, low-profile, internal planar antennas for high-speed, short-range data communication equipment. These antennas come in sizes that are optimized for applications currently using the UWB spectrum and create opportunities for additional applications on the UWB spectrum. Current applications include laptops, M2M devices, PDAs, smart phones, and high-definition multimedia interfaces (HDMIs) operating on the full 3.1-10.3 gigahertz (GHz) UWB spectrum. Pulse's UWB antennas enable high-speed wireless connection between devices.

Westinghouse Digital and Pulse-LINK Unveil the World's First Ultrawideband Broadband Wireless HDTV at CES 2008

Mon, 07 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

Westinghouse Digital Electronics, one of the top five LCD manufacturers in the U.S.(a), and Pulse ~ LINK, Inc., the UWB semiconductor performance leader, today introduced the world ' s first fully integrated wireless HDTV. The High Definition LCD TV, featuring Pulse ~ LINK ' s integrated CWave UWB Wireless HDMI technology, will be on display for the first time at the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 7-10.

Bluetooth and Ultra-Wideband Expert Highlights 2008 Trends at CES

Wed, 26 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

Colin Macnab, CEO of Artimi, will present market opportunities for Bluetooth and ultra-wideband (UWB) technologies during a wireless technology panel session at International CES 2008 in Las Vegas, January 7-10, 2008.

UltraWideband Rollout Continues Pace by Electing CSR to WiMedia Alliance Board

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

CSR (LSE: CSR) announced that Kristine Overlaur has been appointed to the board responsible for bringing UWB (Ultra Wideband) Bluetooth to the mass market, the WiMedia Alliance. The appointment underlines CSR's UWB technology for worldwide use in mobile phones and other battery powered portable devices, with single chip silicon available in H208 with volume ramping in 2009.

Stonestreet One Achieves WiMedia's Ultrawideband Promoter Status

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

Stonestreet One, Inc. announced that it has become a promoter member of the WiMedia Alliance. As part of its promoter-level status, Stonestreet One also has joined the WiMedia Board of Directors.

According to In-Stat Ultrawideband Beginning to Take Off

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

The market for Ultrawideband (UWB) silicon is finally beginning to take off in 2007, reports In-Stat. Though regulatory hurdles over UWB still persist worldwide, the first UWB-enabled notebook PCs have shipped this year from Dell, Lenovo, and Toshiba, the high-tech market research firm says.

WiMedia Alliance Certifies Alereon AL5000 Ultra Wideband Platform

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EST

Alereon, Inc., a leading Ultra Wideband (UWB) technology vendor, announced the WiMedia Alliance certification of Alereon's AL5000 platform as one of the first silicon products certified on WiMedia's Ultra Wideband (UWB) Common Radio Platform.

WiMedia Alliance Certifies First Ultra-Wideband Products

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EST

The WiMedia Alliance announced the first silicon products certified on its Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Common Radio Platform. A total of 12 platforms from WiMedia members Alereon, Inc., Artimi, Inc., Intel Corporation, Realtek Semiconductor Corporation, Staccato Communications, Tzero Technologies, WiQuest Communications and Wisair have successfully completed both phases of the Alliance's compliance and interoperability testing, paving the way for the introduction of WiMedia-based end-user devices in the personal computing, consumer electronics and mobile device markets.

Wisair's Wireless USB Single Chip Achieves WiMedia Platform Certification

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EST

Wisair announced that its WSR601, CMOS single chip was awarded WiMedia platform certification. Covering both MAC and PHY layers, WiMedia certified platforms ensure interoperability and coexistence between products and serve as the foundation for Certified Wireless USB products. This follows upon the WSR601 chip successfully passing WiMedia Physical (PHY) layer compliance and interoperability tests and being designated as a registered PHY in the WiMedia integrators' list last month.

Realtek's RTU7300 and RTU7105 Ultra-Wideband Controllers Achieve WiMedia Platform Certification

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EST

Realtek Semiconductor Corp. (Taiwan Stock Exchange: 2379.TW) announced that its RTU7300 ultra-wideband Media Access Controller (MAC) and RTU7105 single-chip combined ultra-wideband MAC and physical layer (PHY) solution have each achieved approval as WiMedia Certified Platforms, as part of the first set of platform certifications from the WiMedia Alliance.

Wisair Bolsters Ultrawideband Management Team with Seasoned Semiconductor Veterans

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EST

Wisair, a leading provider of Ultra Wideband (UWB) and Wireless USB (WUSB) chipset solutions, announced that it has enhanced its management team with two seasoned managers from the wireless semiconductor industry. Ziv Azmanov joins the company as vice president of marketing and Tal Keren-zvi joins as the Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) vice president.

Staccato's Single-Chip CMOS Ultra Wideband Solution Achieves Certification Milestones in US and Japanese Markets

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EST

Staccato Communications announced that its Ripcord product family has earned official FCC certification and Japan TELEC regulatory approval. By delivering FCC and TELEC standards-compliant devices, Staccato is able to advance the state of reference design kits with customer engagements and accelerate customer time-to-market in both the US and Japan. As Ripcord approaches the production cycle and prepares to undergo additional certification processes, it remains as proof that the single-chip, all-CMOS solution is not only possible, but offers the most competitive offering due to the inherent performance and cost advantages of a design based on only one chip.

Pulse~LINK Asserts IP Rights Against Tzero Technologies for Patent Infringement

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EST

Pulse~LINK, Inc. announced that it has commenced federal litigation against Tzero Technologies of Sunnyvale, California, claiming infringement of Pulse~LINK's patented UWB communications technologies.

Alereon Announces Industry's First 3.1-10.6 GHz World Wide Ultrawideband Solution

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EST

Alereon, Inc. announced its AL5000 Family, the first ultrawideband solution able to meet all regulatory requirements worldwide for applications based on Certified Wireless USB, Bluetooth and WiMedia. The initial products in the AL5000 Family include the AL5300 Dual Role Device Media Access Controller/BaseBand Processor (MAC/BBP) and the AL5100 RF Transceiver, both based upon and software compatible with the AL4000 Certified Wireless USB chipset, the only native device solution certified by the USB-Implementers Forum (USB-IF).

Advanced Wireless Communications Continues to Provide a Comparative Study of Enabling Technologies for 4G

Thu, 24 May 2007 00:00:00 EST

Research and Markets has announced the addition of "Advanced Wireless Communications: 4G Cognitive and Cooperative Broadband Technologies, 2nd Edition" to their offering.

Motorola Flagship RF Switch Enables Wi-Fi Location Services, Enhanced Management and Security

Wed, 23 May 2007 00:00:00 EST

Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) announced several new enhancements to its flagship, enterprise-class RFS7000 RF Switch to support location services, management and security services. The RFS7000 can support Motorola and third- party vendor services, providing operational value to large businesses requiring a wireless LAN for their enterprise mobility needs.

E-Band Communications Corp. Names Former Motorola and Ericsson Executive Bo Hedfors to Board of Directors

Tue, 08 May 2007 00:00:00 EST

E-Band Communications Corp., a leading developer of multi-gigabit capacity wireless communication systems based on 70/80 GHz millimeter wave radio technology, announced the appointment of Bo Hedfors to the company's Board of Directors.

Verigy and DELTA Microelectronics Team Up to Provide Final Testing for RF Applications in Europe

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EST

Verigy and Delta are collaborating to provide best-in-class engineering, ramp-up and final testing support, in Europe as well as in Asia and the U.S. DELTA has purchased two Verigy V93000 Pin Scale systems with RF capability, which will be used for engineering, characterization and volume test on wafer and in final test for high-performance RF applications such as Bluetooth, GSM, UWB, FireWire and W-LAN.

Sybase Opens RFID Wireless Development Center in Singapore

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST

Designed as a research and development hub for Sybase's industry leading mobile and wireless software solutions, the new Wireless Development Center will focus on developing new technologies in the areas of RFID, embedded software, and mobile middleware for the enterprise. This will include developing Bluetooth and Ultra Wideband Software Development Kits for mobile device manufacturers (OEM and ODMs.)

EU Approves General Usage of Ubisense Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Active RFID Location System

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

A harmonizing decision of the European Commission has been adopted today outlining the mandatory conditions for the use of ultra-wideband (UWB) technology across the 27 member states of the European Union. UWB is a radio technology which sends low energy pulses across a wide spread of frequencies enabling high data rate communications, imaging of objects through walls and high precision location tracking

X-Change Corporation Signs Wireless Distribution Agreement with Ubisense

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

X-Change Corporation (OTCBB: XCHC) announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, AirGATE Technologies, Inc., has signed a VAR (value added reseller) Agreement with Ubisense.

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Tue, 20 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

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