A new version of the Bluetooth specification is likely to be ready by mid-2009, reports Wireless Week. There will be one version for Wi-Fi and another one for ultrawideband (UWB) antennas. The Wi-Fi version will be marketed as Bluetooth 10x, while the UWB version will be known as Bluetooth 100x. In addition to faster overall speeds, this major update to Bluetooth will also have faster connect...

Bluetooth 2.2 is expected as a new specification in mid-2009 and will be available in versions for Wi-Fi and ultrawideband (UWB) antennas.

WiQuest Communications officially closed its doors on Oct 31, the first of perhaps several casualties to fall among ultrawideband chip designers, says EE Times. The Allen, Texas, company employed about 120 people focused on the wireless USB protocol. At least a dozen mainly venture-backed companies have been pursuing UWB for uses such as wireless USB links

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A new chipset will allow network device makers to create a product that can communicate at high speeds via Ultrawideband wireless, coaxial cables and Ethernet cables - all at the same time.

Wireless USB, based on the WiMedia Alliance's Ultrawideband (UWB) common radio platform which is promoted by USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF), is slowly garnering attention from mobile device manufacturers as it has exhibited efficient power consumption.

The market for Ultrawideband (UWB) silicon is finally beginning to take off in 2007, reports In-Stat. Though regulatory hurdles over UWB still persist worldwide, the first UWB-enabled notebook PCs have shipped this year from Dell, Lenovo, and Toshiba, the high-tech market research firm says.