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The Wireless USB 1.0 standard agreed upon
May 29, 2005. - The Wireless USB 1.0 standard has been completed. Based on one of two competing Ultrawideband (UWB) technologies, the Wireless USB 1.0 standard enables cable-free connections between computers and devices that work at the same speed as USB 2.0 (480Mbit/s) but without having to make use of wireless PCI or USB network interface cards or adapters.
Backing from Intel and Microsoft should assure it a future in spite of the failure of the IEEE standards body to establish a single UWB specification. The format is to be handed over by the Wireless USB Promoter Group to the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF), which will certify all products before they can display a Wireless logo. If all of the present developments take place, the Wireless USB 1.0 standard will become one of three competing wireless connectivity options. A wireless version of FireWire is under development, and the Bluetooth Special Interest Group has revealed plans to integrate UWB technology into Bluetooth in order to boost its speed and possible applications.
US consumers can look forward to a handful of Wireless USB products appearing in shops by the end of this year, with many more products following in the first half of 2006.
May 29, 2005. - The Wireless USB 1.0 standard has been completed. Based on one of two competing Ultrawideband (UWB) technologies, the Wireless USB 1.0 standard enables cable-free connections between computers and devices that work at the same speed as USB 2.0 (480Mbit/s) but without having to make use of wireless PCI or USB network interface cards or adapters.
Backing from Intel and Microsoft should assure it a future in spite of the failure of the IEEE standards body to establish a single UWB specification. The format is to be handed over by the Wireless USB Promoter Group to the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF), which will certify all products before they can display a Wireless logo. If all of the present developments take place, the Wireless USB 1.0 standard will become one of three competing wireless connectivity options. A wireless version of FireWire is under development, and the Bluetooth Special Interest Group has revealed plans to integrate UWB technology into Bluetooth in order to boost its speed and possible applications.
US consumers can look forward to a handful of Wireless USB products appearing in shops by the end of this year, with many more products following in the first half of 2006.
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