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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old news by faute2mieux · 2006-08-31 04:32 · Score: 1, Troll

An identical story about the Belkin hub was previously covered. According to an early July report from Belkin, their product is due in September. "... first ever commercial application for UWB ever announced" seemed a little misleading, but I guess it could be technically correct. Wireless USB hubs may be the first announced application of UWB, but seems like Y-E Data did not announce (nor will they ship) the first UWB product.