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Intel Corporation announced the availability of the Intel Wireless UWB Link
1480 MAC (media access controller) silicon and reference design for
ultra-wideband host solutions. These solutions, based on the Certified Wireless
Universal Serial Bus (USB) specification will allow independent hardware
vendors, PC manufacturers and device OEMs to deliver high-bandwidth, low-power
wireless solutions that provide personal area network connectivity in the
digital home and office.
“UWB will allow end-users faster wireless access than ever before to their
digital content-photos, music, videos,” said Rich Wykoff, GM-New Business
Initiatives Group, Intel. “We look forward to exploring a new world of unwired
possibilities uncovered by UWB.”
Intel's UWB host MAC silicon has been integrated with multiple third-party
UWB physical layers, offering customers a choice of radio solutions in its host
reference designs. The Intel host solution enables concurrent operation of
Certified Wireless USB and Wi-Net and has been demonstrated to interoperate with
multiple device peripherals such as cameras and printers.
“Our customers are demanding hassle-free, high-bandwidth wireless solutions
for their PCs,” said PG Madhavan, Wireless Architect-Networking Division,
Microsoft Windows and a member of the Wi-Media board of directors. “UWB
enables such scenarios and we are delighted to work with Intel to test our beta
wireless USB drivers on the Intel Host Wire Adapter. We plan to support the
concurrent functionality of Wi-Net and Certified Wireless USB enabled in Intel's
host solution with Microsoft drivers.”
Intel UWB host solutions enable PCs, printers and digital TVs with existing
high-speed USB ports to be upgraded to support wireless personal connectivity
through USB dongles and ExpressCards.
“Intel's products offer compelling value to our customers who want to
migrate from wired USB connectivity to seamless ad-hoc wireless connectivity
between PCs as well as between PCs and their peripherals,” said Mark Reynoso,
Senior VP-Marketing, Belkin. “We are happy to work with Intel to bring this
new technology to the marketplace.”
Certified Wireless USB technology enables wireless access up to 480
megabits-per-second within 9.9 feet (three meters) or 110 megabits-per-second
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