Ultrawideband Soon To Be Legal In Europe

Posted by kdawson on Monday December 11, 2006 @06:30AM from the wires-begone dept.

ukhackster writes "ZDNet UK is reporting that ultrawideband will be legalized in Europe within 6 months, but with tougher controls than in America — the only place where it is legal now. Ultrawideband offers wireless connectivity at speeds up to 1Gbps, and is meant to supersede USB and clear our desks of wires. In Europe, fears that UWB might interfere with other technologies have kept it out of the market. Opening up the European market could give manufacturers a powerful incentive to push UWB." From the article: "[S]ources confirmed to ZDNet UK that the restrictions put forward by the EC would indeed be more rigorous than those imposed in the US, although they would not be so restrictive as to make it impossible for some global harmonization of UWB devices... It is understood that the committee decision to allow UWB was based on a far from unanimous majority, with some Scandinavian countries and France opposing the proposal."

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Re:Charging by Anonymous Coward · 2006-12-11 06:53 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Fsck legal. I say jump in the pond. Use it, see what happens, then when they try to take it away, have enough people kicking and screaming.
in7ormative bitchbitch by Anonymous Coward · 2006-12-11 07:14 · Score: -1, Offtopic

triumphs would sson And the striking SLASHDOT'S
Anyone else? by Anonymous Coward · 2006-12-11 07:23 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Has anyone seen that movie Pulse?

I for one welcome our new cyber ghost overlords.