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Intel Demonstrates 220Mbps Variant of UWB

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the look-ma-no-wires dept.

MattyIce writes "InfoWorld has a story about a yet to be approved standard for a high-speed, short distance communications standard. Last year, Intel demonstrated 100MBPS speeds but they have bumped the speed up to 220MBPS this time." Fast stuff, but I imagine it'll be a long time before it comes to market. I haven't even upgraded my wireless network to 802.11g yet!

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  1. Another name by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    a high-speed, short distance communications standard. isn't that called shouting?

    1. Re:Another name by AndroidCat · · Score: 2, Funny

      For a high-speed, short distance communications standard, you could always adapt Pigeon Protocol (see the RFC) for use with hummingbirds.

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  2. Lynchpin for adoption? by Quarters · · Score: 4, Funny
    Fast stuff, but I imagine it'll be a long time before it comes to market. I haven't even upgraded my wireless network to 802.11g yet!

    The time to market for new wireless technology is connected to your personal networking topology exactly how?

  3. Re:Technology by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think it's an open source businessmodel!

    1: Write free software.
    2: ?
    3: Bump up from 100MBPS to 220MBPS.
    4: Profit!

  4. That's nothing! by AndroidCat · · Score: 2, Funny

    Now you can buy cable from this guy that allows communications faster than light! A mere $325.00/1m, what a bargain! (It seems that Mathew Orman figured out where Einstein was wrong. [But don't they all?])

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  5. Re:So? by m1chael · · Score: 1, Funny

    you would hope the range is only one metre or you may not be the only one watching your porn.

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  6. Oh is that all?? by hydrino · · Score: 5, Funny

    I was all excited when I saw the MBPS. Now I'm only 1/8 as excited.
    This isn't Fox News guys.
    You all need to sit down in a room and go over the (b)bits and (B)Bytes thing....

  7. Re:What a UWB device is and how it works. by Eros · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think I speak for the majority of slashdotters who aren't EE majors when I say -- WTF?

    All and all it was a good attempt.