Windows Phone Thoughts: UWB High-Speed Wireless Technology Moving Into Commercial Phase

"A joint IEEE conference on Ultra Wideband Systems and Technologies and International Workshop on Ultra Wideband Systems (UWBST & IWUWBS 2004) was held in mid-May in Kyoto...it was confirmed that the use of UWB would be approved by the Japanese government as well as by other concerned authorities worldwide in 2005, if things go smoothly. So far, parts manufacturers have been on track to develop prototypes. Some makers have even made a specific commitment in terms of price setting, technical particulars, and a schedule for mass-production of their products."



Wow. Things are moving faster than I expected. 8O I'm sure it'll still be some time before consumer products have it, but I can't wait until we get these kinds of bandwidths in PAN technologies. 8) Interestingly, the article says that the low-power aspects of UWB are being deemphasized. I wonder if we'll see a three-tier technology evolve: "ultra-PAN technology" like Bluetooth for headsets, "high-speed PAN technology" for wireless peripheral connections, and WiFi-based LAN technology.