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Ultrawideband May Stall Before It Starts

Posted by Zonk on from the meanwhile-bluetooth-has-a-sundae dept.

judgecorp writes "The IEEE's group for faster Wi-Fi, 802.11n has reached the end-point, with the Intel-backed TGn Sync proposal taking the lead. This is a contrast to the ultrawideband world 802.15.3a, where the competing proposals are slugging it out. Indeed, the vendors could be in for more trouble than they expect getting UWB past regulators in Europe." From the article: "Within the next two years, we should start to see fast wireless links based on ultrawideband (UWB), taking the place of short-range connections such as USB and Firewire, and providing fast data links between consumer goods. Chipmakers are now on the verge of creating the silicon, and vendor groups are completing the standards.But the technology may have trouble getting a world market, as regulators wrestle with the objections of the cellphone industry. UWB standards are in deadlock at the IEEE; but what the regulators say matters far more to the future of the technology."

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  1. Phew by null+etc. · · Score: 4, Funny
    Thank God. I'm getting tired of all these numeric-based standards like "802.15.3a". Pretty soon they'll be using IP addresses for standards, and the IP address will lead to the homepage of the standard.

    When can I get my "mofasterbiggerwider-fi?"

    1. Re:Phew by FooAtWFU · · Score: 4, Funny

      Not just IP addresses... IPv6 addresses. Say hello to the newest wireless standard, 802:153a:e1e1:0aff:5559:1234:dead:beef!

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    2. Re:Phew by SA+Stevens · · Score: 2, Funny

      So you are saying fidelity in a marriage is 'accurate reproduction'??

      Well, actually it is.

  2. 802.15 by slavemowgli · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's obvious why this is doomed to fail: we all know that all good networking-related standards are in the 802.11 range. If we start with 802.15 now, soon enough, we'd actually be able to tell them apart easily some day! And that obviously can't be had - how else are the "experts" going to make money then? :)

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    1. Re:802.15 by gibson042 · · Score: 1, Funny

      Sir, let me introduce you to the solution you've been waiting for: our fantastic iTripoly Clusterfsck 2.0 allows for easy realtime synergistic interoperability between Bluetooth, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, ZigBee, WiMax, UWB, WUSB, PTA, WTF, and more 802 standards than you can shake a stick at. If you have more than one wireless device (and we know you do), then you need this so that your TV can finally set your coffee maker. Add in your PDA, wireless lightswitches and internet router, and we'll have you pumped so full of EM radiation you'll need an FCC liscence to go to work!

      Now, if we can just get down to the finer points of this supplier contract...

  3. New Aaron spelling show by Crimsane · · Score: 5, Funny

    Beverly hills 802.1*

    next weeks episode features 50% more petty vendor squabbling and competitors attempt to sabotage.

  4. Re:Pluses and minuses of ultrawideband. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny
    Salty.

    Sorry you asked now, aren't you...

  5. Re:Security by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    right, because once you have a better authentication scheme, you won't care about all that actual content you type being broadcast unencrypted to anyone nearby.

  6. Re:Security by iowannaski · · Score: 2, Funny
    First of all, if your comments are regarding UWB, you should probably take the time to learn something about UWB.

    Secondly, since when are small children RF devices?

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