Ultra Wideband Hub Coming in October

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Thursday August 31, 2006 @02:13AM from the let-me-give-you-a-big-hub dept.

Dhiram writes "Japan based Y-E Data Inc. has announced the development of the "Wireless Hub" based on UWB (ultra wideband) wireless technology. It is the first UWB commercial application announced. The Wireless Hub mounts a UWB wireless communication module, as well as four USB ports. It comes with a USB dongle with UWB connectivity which connects to the PC. Other USB peripherals can be connected to the wireless hub, which then connects to the PC through UWB and has an effective data rate of 100 mbps over a 10-m distance without obstacles."

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Re:ohhh... NOT a networking device by Anonymous Coward · 2006-08-31 03:28 · Score: -1, Flamebait

Considering it is labeled as a Ultra Wide Band USB hub, I think it's obvious to anyone with any kind of background in networking what it is. What you have at home are wireless routers/switches. A hub does nothing for your collision domain or broadcast domain. A USB hub is exactly that, a hub for additional USB connections. The only way to make this clearer would be for them to draw you a picture in crayola. Please help keep /. for intelligent posts.