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Intel unveils platform strategy for Ultra-Wideband wireless technology
February 19, 2004
SAN FRANCISCO -- Intel Corporation today outlined its plans to drive the development of a complete, standards-based, common platform for ultra-wideband (UWB) wireless technology. Future UWB technology-based products built on this platform will enable high-speed transfer of multimedia content between devices in the home or office, at lower costs and without the hassle of wires.
UWB is a wireless radio technology for transmitting data between consumer electronics, PC peripherals and mobile devices within short range at very high speeds, while consuming little power. It is ideally suited for wireless transfer of high-quality multimedia content, such as wirelessly streaming family videos from the digital video recorder to a high-definition television in the living room or wirelessly connecting a mobile PC to a projector in a conference room to deliver a presentation.
"As the convergence of computing, communications and consumer electronics becomes more prevalent in people's lives, there is a need for high-speed, interoperable wireless communications between devices that also brings the benefits of volume economics to users," said Pat Gelsinger, Intel senior vice president and chief technology officer. "For Intel, this means driving the industry toward a common standards-based platform for UWB wireless technology that enables multiple applications to run on one common radio, and devices to easily and wirelessly communicate with each other."
As part of its effort to develop technologies and industry standards to help create a more advanced digital home and office experience for users, Intel engineers are working with a wide variety of the PC, consumer electronics and cellular communications industries to develop a standard UWB radio platform. The platform is made up of two core "layers": The UWB radio layer and the convergence layer serve as the underlying transport mechanism for different applications that would operate on top of the single radio, such as wireless universal serial bus (USB), IEEE 1394, the next generation of Bluetooth and Universal Plug and Play.
Intel Corp.
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