Jeff Goldman

At last week’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES), FOCUS Enhancements demonstrated transmission of high definition television through a wall using ultrawideband (UWB) technology. “This is our first public display of what we can do,” says Mike Kelly, vice president of marketing for the company’s Semiconductor Group. FOCUS’s aim, Kelly says, is to work within the MultiBand […]

According to a new report from the research firm Baskerville, the future of ultrawideband technology depends significantly on how the wireless industry in general responds to it over the next few years. Peter Purton, the report’s author, says the challenge lies in persuading mobile operators and manufacturers that UWB presents more of an opportunity than […]

Wireless software provider Wireless Valley this week announced at the Wi-Fi Planet Conference & Expo its strategic intent to extend its design software offerings to cover such emerging technologies as RFID, ZigBee, and WiMax. “We have a commitment to our customers that we’re always going to be in a leadership position in supporting the next […]

Last week, Alereon announced that it had completed over-the-air demonstrations of ultrawideband technology in their system lab, in compliance with Multi-Band OFDM Alliance specifications, at speeds of 480 Mbps and 320 Mbps. “We believe this significant accomplishment gives our customers a two and a half times speed advantage over other solutions,” says company CEO Eric […]

Considering all the buzz these days about WiMax, you’d think the forthcoming wireless broadband technology would face no competition once it arrives next year. But a new report from ABI Research, entitled “HSDPA — Mobile Broadband,” suggests that one significant challenge is already looming on the horizon. According to Alan Varghese, ABI’s principal analyst of […]

This week, Alereon announced that it had demonstrated the world’s first 0.13-micron CMOS 480 Mbps-capable MultiBand OFDM ultrawideband (UWB) chipset. The silicon is the first to implement the MBOA SIG‘s UWB standard, moving that technology one step closer to commercialization. Eric Broockman, Alereon’s CEO, says the plan is to deliver the first radios to partners […]

Canadian wireless equipment maker Wi-LAN and European hotzone technology supplier Radionet this week announced the formation of an alliance to promote integrated end-to-end wireless solutions which combine the companies’ products. The combination of Wi-LAN’s pre-WiMax offering with Radionet’s Wi-Fi hotzone solutions offers the benefits of a fixed wireless backhaul along with broad hotzone coverage. The […]

Arcwave, which develops wireless solutions for cable operators, announced this week that it’s upgrading its technology to support DOCSIS 2.0 (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification). The company’s ARCXtend product is a wireless cable plant extension solution that allows cable operators to provide service to customers they couldn’t otherwise reach. Chris Martin, the company’s vice […]

This week, the fixed wireless Internet provider TowerStream announced plans to expand into the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The company is working to establish points of presence in and around downtown Los Angeles to offer service in a ten-mile radius, which it says will be available starting in early 2005. TowerStream, which was founded four […]

Last week, a group of 14 companies announced the publication of the Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) specifications for extending mobile voice and data services over fixed wireless LANs. The companies involved include Alcatel, AT&T, BT, Cingular, Ericsson, , Motorola, Nokia, Nortel Networks, O2, Rogers Wireless, Siemens, Sony Ericsson, and T-Mobile USA. Ken Kolderup is vice […]

Freescale Semiconductor has released a series of product announcements in partnership with three different Taiwanese companies: Universal Scientific Industrial, Gemtek, and GlobalSun. All three companies are announcing the development of Mini PCI modules which enable Freescale’s ultrawideband (UWB) technology to be placed in consumer electronics devices. Martin Rofheart, Freescale’s director of UWB Operations, says the […]

Royal Philips Electronics and Samsung Electronics announced plans this week to deploy Samsung mobile devices with Near Field Communications (NFC) chips from Philips. “This is a significant milestone in developing the market for NFC,” says Felix Marx, Director of Marketing for MST Contactless and Embedded Security at Philips Semiconductors. According to Marx, the technology’s strength […]