In The News
September 3, 2008
RF Design Line
Staccato launches industry's first 65nm CMOS single-chip device for UWB
September 2, 2008
EE Times
Ultrawideband chip debuts at tough time for wireless USB
Staccato aims to avoid predicted shakeout with 65 nm chip
September 2, 2008
RF Design Line
Staccato launches industry first 65nm CMOS single-chip device for UWB
From its inception, Staccato Communications has targeted single-chip UWB solutions.
March 21, 2008
EETimes
Sparks fly over Wi-Fi/Bluetooth combo
A WiMedia Alliance company claims that using 802.11 20-Mbits/s technology to give Bluetooth a big speed boost will cause interference with nearby WiMAX and cellular mobile devices.
March 19, 2008
Wireless Net Design Line
Testing raises concerns over 802.11-based high-speed Bluetooth
January 29, 2008
San Diego Union Tribune
Soon everyday items will join networked world
January 16, 2008
WiMedia Alliance
UWB – Best Choice to Enable WPANs
December 18, 2007
WirelessNetDesignline
Staccato reference design targets wireless USB video and PC peripherals
Staccato Communications' latest reference design for its Ripcord family of ICs delivers a compact form-factor design for a cost-effective path for Wireless USB connectivity with existing USB devices.
November 26, 2007
RF Design
RF Technology Roundup 2007: UWB
Ultra Wideband (UWB) is generally defined as "available spectrum." In the US, the FCC has defined the "available spectrum" for UWB systems as 3.1 to 10.6 GHz. An excellent text on UWB is: Ultra Wideband Systems by Roberto Aiello and Robert Sutton. I recently caught up with Roberto, who is the CTO for Staccato Communications, to check the status of the technology.
November 1, 2007
Gearlog
Bluetooth SIG Moving Forward with UWB
Peter Judge over at TechWorld has posted one of those interesting stories that could be right, is partially right, could be wrong, and might simply be accommodated by the status quo.
October 30, 2007
Policy Tracker
Industry frustrated as Europe meanders slowly towards mass market UWB
Manufacturers of UWB devices are eyeing Europe eagerly and one even has a product which complies with draft EU standards but progress is being hindered by the failure of most member states to update their legal frameworks.
September 19, 2007
Electronics Weekly (page 30)
A neat way to carry Internet traffic
Ultra wideband devices based on standards from the WiMedia Alliance are beginning to appear
September 17, 2007
EETimes Asia
UWB to boost cellphone connectivity
UWB has been around for nearly half a decade as a demonstrable technology. It is appearing in the form of ICs that will be used to implement Certified Wireless USB in PCs and peripherals. How long will it be before UWB is deployed in mobile phones?
September 1, 2007
IET
Wireless: UWB gets European go-ahead at last
“We foresee UWB components on the market late this year and consumer UWB-enabled devices mid-2008,” said Johan Craeybeckx, business development manager at PMTC, a test centre in Diepenbeek, Belgium.
August 31, 2007
TechWorld
Wire free ultra wideband will not replace USB
After years of being a technology to watch, the fast short range wireless technology called ultra-wideband has popped into reality. Two laptops from Dell and Lenovo have UWB built in, in the form of wireless USB.
August 3, 2007
Prosessori (Finland)
Yhden sirun WUSB pian laitteisiin
Markkinat ovat pian kypsät yhden sirun nopeille langattomille USB-piireille. Alueen pioneeri Staccato Communications sanoo saaneensa sertifioinnin Ripcord-piirisarjalleen, joten tekniikka on valmis toimitettavaksi kaupallisiin laitteisiin.
August 2, 2007
EDN
Single-chip radios pose perplexities for SOC architects
Integrating wireless capability into an SOC requires careful attention to partitioning and architectural decisions that often have no clear-cut answers.
July 25, 2007
ZDNet UK
First wireless USB products certified
Certification has been awarded to consumer wireless USB products for the first time, with Dell and Lenovo both announcing notebook computers using the technology.
July 24, 2007
Electronicstalk
Radio devices are approved in the USA and Japan
The Ripcord product family from Staccato Communications has earned official FCC certification and Japan Telec regulatory approval
July 23, 2007
Fresh News
Staccato Communications, an Ultra Wideband (UWB) wireless technology pioneer and Certified Wireless USB leader, today announced that its Ripcord product family has earned...
July 17, 2007
CNET
Wireless USB gadgets start the onslaught
Strong backers of Wireless USB include companies such as Staccato Communications, ...
July 16, 2007
ZDNet
Wireless USB gadgets trickle into marketplace
Wireless USB, a cable-free version of the ubiquitous device connection technology, is finally becoming a product and not just a promise.
July 11, 2007
Total Telecom
Social networking: a new revenue opportunity for mobile carriers
UWB technology can improve the business case for mobile operators keen to get into the PASN space.
July 9, 2007
Mobile Handset Design Line
Cellular phones look to WIRELESS VIDEO
Ultrawideband, or UWB, has been around for nearly half a decade as a demonstrable technology and is now appearing in the form of ICs that will be used to implement Certified Wireless USB in PCs and peripherals. How long will it be before UWB is deployed in mobile phones?
July 4, 2007
Wireless USB Blog
About UWB Design for Next-Generation Handset-Centric Applications - Site 1
In today’s highly competitive and evolving market for wireless communications services, mobile operators are facing a constantly shifting mix of opportunities and challenges.
June 11, 2007
EE Times
UWB-device developers told: Fix price, performance
Designers of ultrawide- band devices ran into a buzz saw of complaints over performance ...
June 11, 2007
Elektronik Informationen
Ultrawideband für das kabellose Haus
Ultrawideband (UWB) ist eine neue Technik für die drahtlose Übertragung digitaler Informationen. Nach Ansicht von Marktforschern werden 2008 einige 100 Millionen UWB-Chips verkauft werden, hauptsächlich für den Einsatz im privaten Bereich.
May 30, 2007
PC Magazine
Organize your desk, unclutter your office, even stream video wirelessly!
May 15, 2007
ExtremeTech
Ultrawideband radio or UWB was an obscure concept in the last century, but will become part of everyday life in the current century.
May 11, 2007
EE Times
Lenovo readies notebook with wireless USB
Lenovo plans to roll out a notebook computer using ultrawideband technology in as little as two weeks, potentially the first system from a major computer maker to integrate the so-called wireless USB technology.
May 3, 2007
GlobalSources - Telecom Products
Supply markets in South Korea, mainland China and Taiwan picking up pace...
May 1, 2007
EE Times Asia
WiMedia for high-bandwidth comms
Over the next decade, handsets will change substantially. The market is already moving in two directions.
April 25, 2007
ThomasNet
Ultra-Wideband Platform Published as ISO and IEC Standard
Going forward, the WiMedia Alliance and its members will actively work with the ISO and Ecma to expand specifications as UWB technology
April 25, 2007
Electronic Design, China
虽然下一代手机应用将依赖于许多标准和技术的互相结合，但UWB近来的进步将有助于使其能充当这种变化中的先锋。
April 23, 2007
EE Times (France)
Les différentes conceptions technologiques pour les dispositifs WiMedia
April 18, 2007
EPN
3GSM Review: Communicate No More!
Ripcord SC3500 delivers 480Mbit/s based on Certified Wireless USB.
April 1, 2007
Mobile Radio Technology - Interview with Jason Ellis
Pulling the Plug on the Cable Jumble
Ultrawideband brings needed mobility to the enterprise sector
April 1, 2007
Electronics World
What are the power differences between WiMedia, Bluetooth and WiFi?
March 30, 2007
UWB mischt Rauschteppich auf
Für die schnelle drahtlose Übertragung großer Datenmengen in einem begrenzten Raum bietet sich Ultra-Wide Band (UWB) an. Aufstrebende Chiphersteller bemühen sich um Interoperabilität und weltweite Funkzulassung.
March 20, 2007
Techworld - Peter Judge
Ultra-wideband now an ISO standard
Ultra-wideband, the technology set to replace USB and Bluetooth with fast wireless connections, has been granted a formal ISO standard, drawing a line under years of argument and encouraging faster delivery of UWB products.
March 19, 2007
EE Times Europe
Leveraging ultra wideband for mobile applications
Page 31
March 17, 2007
Analog & DSP
Leveraging Ultrawideband for Mobile Applications
March 14, 2007
IET
Viewpoint | Life In The 20 Metre Bubble
Ultra-wideband technology will revolutionise the way we use our mobile phones.
March 6, 2007
Electronics Weekly - Melanie Reynolds
Europe to get ultra wideband communications
UWB technology has been given the go-ahead for use in Europe
March 6, 2007
Microwaves & RF
UWB Welcomes Flood Of Handset-Centric Applications
Although next-generation mobile applications will rely on a blend of standards and technologies, the recent advances of UWB will help it spearhead this evolution.
March 5, 2007
EE Times
Leveraging ultrawideband for mobile applications
In today's highly competitive and evolving wireless communications market, carriers face an ever-shifting mix of opportunities and challenges.
March 2, 2007
Electronics Weekly
UWB - A silicon roadmap revealed
UWB enabling the future of short-range, high data-rate wireless connectivity...
March 2, 2007
EE Times Europe (German)
UWB-Handys eröffnen neue Mobilfunk-Geschäftsmodelle
Im rasanten Wandel der elektronischen Kommunikation in Richtung Personal Area Social Networking (PASN) könnte die UWB-Funktechnik die Rolle eines universellen Vermittlungsmediums spielen.
March 2, 2007
EE Times Europe (German)
UWB-Handys eröffnen neue Mobilfunk-Geschäftsmodelle
Im rasanten Wandel der elektronischen Kommunikation in Richtung Personal Area Social Networking (PASN) könnte die UWB-Funktechnik die Rolle eines universellen Vermittlungsmediums spielen.
March 2007
elektronik industrie
Teststrategien für Certified Wireless USB-Produkte
Roberto Aiello
February 28, 2007
Electronics Weekly UK
Technology Design Options for WiMedia Devices (see page 22)
Ultra Wideband comms will find its place in more and more products, and the inexorable trend will be driven by single-chip, lo-power designs in small RF efficient packages and entirely in CMOS.
February 23, 2007
EE Times Europe
Europe finally homing in on Ultra Wideband
The European Commission's decision to give member states till August to bring their regulations on licensing the use of Ultra Wideband networking in line — and by implication the adoption of Wireless USB — is a welcome step.
February 22, 2007
E4: Engineering
EU establishes single UWB market
The European Commission has today adopted a decision which outlines the mandatory conditions for using ultra-wideband (UWB) technology in next generation wireless devices across the EU.
February 21, 2007
Digital Media Europe
EU adopts UWB regulations for next gen wireless devices
The European Commission has adopted a decision outlining the mandatory conditions for using ultra-wideband (UWB) technology in next generation wireless devices all across the European Union.
February 21, 2007
Digital Media Asia - Mumbai,MH,Asia
EU adopts UWB regulations for next gen wireless devices
With UWB, many electronic devices so far linked by cable will have a wireless alternative offering the same data rates (up to 480 Mbps or the speed of USB ...
February 16, 2007
ZDNet UK
3GSM: From WiMax and UWB chips to flexible screens and biodiesel-powered base stations, this year's World Congress had the lot
February 13, 2007
CMP - Mobile Handset Design
Leverage WiMedia UWB and mobile phones
Here is what you need to know to take advantage of WiMedia and mobile phones.
February 13, 2007
Dr. Dobb's Journal - San Mateo,CA,USA
Leverage WiMedia and Mobile Phones
WiMedia has been adopted as the base radio technology for Certified Wireless USB, High-Speed Bluetooth and WiNet. Here's what you need to know about WiMedia and...
February 9, 2007
New Electronics
The thirst for connectivity seemingly grows stronger every day as consumers and developers alike look to link even more devices together
February 2, 2007
EE Times India
Staccato, SK Telecom push for UWB in PANs
Staccato Communications Inc. and its carrier partner, SK Telecom, are staking out new territory in the development of personal-area networks (PANs) using UWB technology.
February 1, 2007
EE Times Asia
Staccato, SK Telecom push for UWB in PANs
Staccato Communications Inc. and its carrier partner, SK Telecom, are staking out new territory in the development of personal-area networks (PANs) using UWB technology.
February 2007
Elektronik Journal
Mit Grips und Chips zum Erfolg
Einen Blick in den Wireless-USB riskieren
January 25, 2007
Tech World
Super-Bluetooth making its way into mobiles
SK Telecom is going to launch "super Bluetooth" aka ultra wideband (UWB) on the mobile market, despite an industry avoidance of the protocol.
January 24, 2007
Electronic Design
Chip-Scale Package Slashes UWB Footprint By 70%
With a footprint of only 7.5 mm by 7.5 mm, the Ripcord WCSP (wafer chip-scale package) offers the smallest form factor of any Certified Wireless USB-based solution available, according to Staccato Communications. The device, based on the company's single-chip, all-CMOS SC3500 family, reduces the space needed to implement an Ultra Wideband (UWB) wireless system in mobile products by 70%.
January 24, 2007
ITUA.info (Ukraine)
Staccato Ripcord WSCP...
January 23, 2007
RF Design
Industry’s smallest form-factor UWB solution for Certified Wireless USB
Staccato Communications, an ultrawideband (UWB) wireless technology pioneer and Certified Wireless USB leader, has unveiled the industry’s only wafer chip scale package (WCSP) based on Staccato’s Ripcord single-chip, all-CMOS solution.
January 22, 2007
Embedded.com
Staccato’s chip-scale package cuts UWB footprint 70 percent
Staccato Communications' Ripcord single-chip, all-CMOS solution boasts a footprint of only 7.5mm by 7.5mm. Staccato presently offers the only single-chip, all-CMOS solution for WiMedia ultra wideband applications.
January 22, 2007
CommsDesign
Staccato’s chip-scale package cuts UWB footprint 70 percent
Staccato Communications' Ripcord single-chip, all-CMOS solution boasts a footprint of only 7.5mm by 7.5mm. Staccato presently offers the only single-chip, all-CMOS solution for WiMedia ultra wideband applications.
January 18, 2007
Electronic Design
Chip-Scale Package Slashes UWB Footprint By 70%
With a footprint of only 7.5 mm by 7.5 mm, the Ripcord WCSP (wafer chip-scale package) offers the smallest form factor of any Certified Wireless USB-based solution available, according to Staccato Communications.
January 16, 2007
BroadbandToday.com
Teradyne Inc. and Staccato Communications Inc., in the Ultra Wideband (UWB) communications market, announced that the FLEX Test Platform has been specified for the production ramp of Staccato's Ripcord® product family based on Certified Wireless USB.
January 15, 2007
BroadbandToday.com
It is with no small amount of trepidation that anyone would declare 2007 the "year" of any technology, but that's what's happening with an old technology that hasn't been able to realize its full potential. The technology is ultrawideband (UWB) – in use for decades in niche applications but which has struggled to find a wide audience.
January 12, 2007
Elektroniknet
Staccato premieres again – first WCSP for UWB
UWB specialist Staccato Communications presents the first wafer chip scale package (WCSP) for its Ripcord ultra-wideband single chip. The CMOS device measures just 7.5 x 7.5 mm.
January 11, 2007
ExtremeTech
Ultra Wideband Will Cut the Cable Clutter, CES Vendors Promise
New wireless networking technologies are poised to cut the cable clutter on your desktop—starting with USB cables.
January 11, 2007
EDN
SOC, SIP, or separate? Wireless-USB vendors wrestle with integration issues
UWB vendors at CES are adopting different integration strategies aimed at keeping them on the Wireless USB roadmap.
January 11, 2007
Electropages
Staccato - Industry's smallest form factor solution for certified Wireless USB
Announced as the industry's only wafer chip scale package (WCSP) based on its Ripcord single-chip, all-CMOS solution, the Ripcord WCSP has been introduced by StaccatoCommunications.
January 11, 2007
RF Design
Chip-scale package shrinks UWB solutions
Staccato Communications’ Wafer Chip Scale Package (WCSP) is based on Staccato’s Ripcord single-chip, all-CMOS UWB solution. The form factor of 7.5 mm by 7.5 mm is well suited for mobile applications.
January 10, 2007
ElectronicsWeekly.com
Course in UWB goes live online
Staccato Communications will be running its next online ultra-wideband (UWB) course on 17 January. This latest course, which is part of Staccato’s UWB University, is entitled UWB Usage Models for Mobile Mobile Phones; Monetising Wireless PAN Connections.
January 10, 2007
Nikkei Electronics/Tech On!
Staccato...
January 9, 2007
PC Magazine/eWeek
Ultra Wideband Will Cut the Cable Clutter
New wireless networking technologies are poised to cut the cable clutter on your desktop—starting with USB cables.
January 9, 2007
Broadband Today/Wireless Week
The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) continued to generate myriad wireless news on Day 2 of the event.
January 9, 2007
PC Magazine
CrankyGeeks: Trends of CES 2007
Shawn Dubravac-CFA, Lead Economist, CEA, Billy Brackenridge-Architect, Staccato Communications and Robin Raskin, Yahoo! Tech Advisor join John C. Dvorak to discuss among many topics what the big trends are at this year's CES.
January 9, 2007
SoCalTech
San Diego-based Staccato Communications said Monday that it has unveiles a Wafer Chip Scale Package (WCSP) based on its Ripcord single chip wireless USB solution.
January 9, 2007
Electronics Talk
Single-chip UWB comes in smaller package
With a footprint of only 7.5 x 7.5mm, the Ripcord WCSP boasts the smallest form factor of any Certified Wireless USB based solution available on the market.
January 8, 2007
San Diego Daily Transcript
Staccato Communications unveiled the Wafer Chip Scale Package based on the company’s Ripcord single-chip, all-CMOS solution.
January 8, 2007
Total Telecom
Staccato Communications, an Ultra Wideband (UWB) wireless technology pioneer and Certified Wireless USB leader, today unveiled the industry's only Wafer Chip Scale Package (WCSP) based on Staccato's Ripcord single-chip, all-CMOS solution.
January 1, 2007
Wireless Week
The wireless telecom industry may be abuzz with the latest in wide area networking, but consumers and business people are going to find a lot more short-range wireless in their future as well. Think Bluetooth, ultrawideband (UWB), ZigBee, Z-Wave, Wibree and near field communications (NFC).
January 1, 2007
Broadband Today
The wireless telecom industry may be abuzz with the latest in wide area networking, but consumers and business people are going to find a lot more short-range wireless in their future as well. Think Bluetooth, ultrawideband (UWB), ZigBee, Z-Wave, Wibree and near field communications (NFC).
January 1, 2007
Nikkei Electronics Asia
December 2006
Appliance Magazine
Technology Report: A Wireless Combination
Said to be an industry first, a mini card allows notebook PCs to use both Bluetooth and Certified Wireless USB (CWUSB) technologies simultaneously.
December 22, 2006
MRT
SK Telecom announces plans to use Staccato UWB in phones
Korean wireless carrier SK Telecom has announced plans to use Staccato Communications ultrawideband (UWB) platform to deliver the first UWB personal-area-network (PAN) services via mobile phone in late 2007.
December 21, 2006
RF Design
UWB enables wireless personal area networks
Staccato Communications and SK Telecom plan to deliver Ultra Wideband (UWB) wireless personal area network (WPAN) mobile phone services.
December 21, 2006
RF Design
RF and Microwave Technology for Design Engineers
December 20, 2006
Staccato und SK Telecom mit Premiere
Erste mobile UWB-Plattform
December 20, 2006
Mobile Radio Technology
SK Telecom announces plans to use Staccato UWB in phones
Korean wireless carrier SK Telecom has announced plans to use Staccato Communications ultrawideband (UWB) platform to deliver the first UWB personal-area-network (PAN) services via mobile phone in late 2007.
December 20, 2006
Nikkei Electronics
Staccato & SK Telecom Announcement
Staccato has announced that it will develop WPAN (wireless personal area network) services using its WiMedia-compatible UWB chip in collaboration with SK Telecom Co., Ltd., a leading mobile phone operator of Korea.
December 20, 2006
Tech-On!
Korean SK Telecom, US Staccato Join Hands for 'Personal Area Social Networks' Using UWB
View original Japanese version (requires registration)
December 19, 2006
EDN
WiQuest adds video support to Wireless USB
For months now, rarely a week has passed when one Wireless USB player or another hasn't touted a chip compatible with the specifications that WiMedia Alliance has shepherded. Based on UWB (ultrawideband) technology, broadly shipping Wireless USB products should hit the shelves in the first quarter of this year.
December 19, 2006
EE Times Asia
SK Telecom, Staccato partner on UWB mobile devices
Staccato Communications and Korea's SK Telecom unveiled plans for the global delivery of UWB wireless PAN mobile phone services.
December 19, 2006
Electronics Talk
UWB silicon to enable Korean phone services
Staccato Communications and SK Telecom have unveiled plans for the global delivery of ultrawideband wireless personal area network mobile phone services.
December 18, 2006
SmartBrief
Company Profile - News, Press Releases, Key Numbers & Summary
Staccato Communications keeps its message short and snappy: Ultra-wideband is the wave of the future.
December 18, 2006
DM Asia
SK Telecom and Staccato partner for UWB WPAN mobile phone services
Staccato Communications and SK Telecom, a mobile phone and broadband operator in South Korea, have unveiled plans for the global delivery of Ultra Wideband (UWB) wireless personal area network (WPAN) mobile phone services.
December 18, 2006
Wi-Fi Planet
Staccato Communications calls it "a first for ultrawideband." The chip maker is working with South Korea's SK Telecom and some unnamed partners to make phone Mobile Phones that use UWB technology for a variety of uses. The goal: Turn the phone into the central computing platform for the user, as well as to kick off what Staccato calls Personal Area Social Networking (PASN).
December 18, 2006
Cellular News
SK Telecom Partners to Develop UWB Mobile Phones
Staccato Communications and South Korea's SK Telecom have unveiled plans for the delivery of Ultra Wideband (UWB) wireless personal area network (WPAN) mobile phone services.
December 18, 2006
EE Times
Two exploit UWB for personal-area nets
Staccato Communications Inc. and its carrier partner, SK Telecom, are staking out new territory in the development of personal-area networks using ultrawideband technology.
December 18, 2006
Electronic Business Asia
SK Telecom, Staccato JV to UWB WPAN Mobile Phone Services
Staccato Communications and SK Telecom have announced plans for the global delivery of Ultra Wideband (UWB) wireless personal area network (WPAN) mobile phone services.
December 18, 2006
Wi-Fi Planet/UWB Planet
Staccato Communications calls it "a first for ultrawideband." The chip maker is working with South Korea's SK Telecom and some unnamed partners to make phone Mobile Phones that use UWB technology for a variety of uses.
December 16, 2006
SmallNetBuilder
UWB Heads to Mobile Phones with Staccato, SK Telecom Partnership
Staccato's ultrawideband chip will find its way into SK Telecom Mobile Phones: The UWB product will support the host of WiMedia protocols and standards, some still under development, and allow a handset to communicate via TCP/IP (WiNet), Bluetooth (version 3.0!), and Certified Wireless USB.
December 16, 2006
PhoneArea
Staccato Communications and SK Telecom, the largest mobile phone and broadband operator in Korea, today unveiled plans for the global delivery of Ultra Wideband (UWB) wireless personal area network (WPAN) mobile phone services.
December 15, 2006
Unstrung
Staccato Communications and SK Telecom, the largest mobile phone and broadband operator in Korea, today unveiled plans for the global delivery of Ultra Wideband (UWB) wireless personal area network (WPAN) mobile phone services.
December 15, 2006
EE Times
Staccato, SK Telecom, target UWB-based nets
Staccato Communications Inc. and its carrier partner, SK Telecom, are staking out new territory in the development of personal-area networks using ultrawideband technology.
December 15, 2006
Fresh News
Staccato Communications and SK Telecom, the largest mobile phone and broadband operator in Korea, today unveiled plans for the global delivery of Ultra Wideband (UWB) wireless personal area network (WPAN) mobile phone services.
December 15, 2006
Converge! Network Digest
SK Telecom Plans Ultra Wideband (UWB) Mobile Phones for PANs
SK Telecom, the largest mobile phone and broadband operator in Korea, is working with Staccato Communications on Ultra Wideband (UWB) wireless personal area network (WPAN) mobile phone services.
December 15, 2006
Mobile Burn
SK Telecom Selects Staccato Communications as Partner to Develop…
Staccato Communications and SK Telecom, the largest mobile phone and broadband operator in Korea, today unveiled plans for the global delivery of Ultra Wideband (UWB) wireless personal area network (WPAN) mobile phone services.
December 15, 2006
TelecomWeb
South Korea Set For First UWB WPAN Service
SK Telecom, which claims to be the largest wireless and broadband operator in South Korea, is teaming with Staccato Communications for delivery of Ultra Wideband (UWB) wireless personal area network (WPAN) mobile-phone services in South Korea first and then globally.
December 15, 2006
Unstrung
Staccato Communications and SK Telecom, the largest mobile phone and broadband operator in Korea, today unveiled plans for the global delivery of Ultra Wideband (UWB) wireless personal area network (WPAN) mobile phone services.
December 15, 2006
Wi-Fi Net News
UWB Heads to Mobile Phones with Staccato, SK Telecom Partnership
Staccato’s ultrawideband chip will find its way into SK Telecom Mobile Phones.
December 13, 2006
Broadband Home Report
Ultrawideband and the Unwired Home: A Guest Article by Billy Brackenridge
Ultrawideband (UWB) is a new technology that will enable digital wireless connections. Market researchers are predicting several hundred million UWB chips will be sold in 2008. Most of these chips will end up in the home. How will they be deployed?
December 8, 2006
Silicon.com
Ultrawideband gets EC approval
Street-legal in Europe in six months...
November 29, 2006
USB Implementers Forum
Certified Wireless USB to Support Higher UWB Frequencies
The USB Implementers Forum today announced that it will add support for ultra-wideband frequencies above 6 GHz to the Wireless USB specification by the middle of 2007 as an addition to its existing support for frequencies below 5 GHz.
November 2, 2006
PC World
Wi-Fi Is Hot--But Manufacturers Are Cautious
New studies show that although Wi-Fi continues to gain popularity, its use in consumer electronics is spotty.
November 1, 2006
RF Design
Delivering cost and performance advantages for reliable UWB system designs
As the world continues to progress toward a ubiquitously wireless future, the next big leap forward represents the need to combine both higher bandwidth and seamless interoperability between disparate devices.
November 1, 2006
Wireless USB
Technology Innovation Accelerated Awards at (Wireless usb) IDF
Technology News Daily, AZ - Sep 30, 2006... Digital Office Staccato Communications for its Minicard Bluetooth+Certified Wireless USB Combo demo, which showed an innovative and leading solution...
October 25, 2006
Electronics Weekly
From wireless broadband, it is only a hop, skip and a jump to the logical next stage of having wireless connections between a PC and all its peripherals.
October 24, 2006
Components in Electronics
Mini Card combines Bluetooth and wUSB
Proving coexistence and compatibility in a small form-factor, Staccato's SC3224R design enables Bluetooth and certified wireless USB technologies to work simultaneously on a single PCI Express Mini Card.
October 20, 2006
Electronics Weekly
UWB squeezes into Europe's spectrum
A draft decision on spectrum by the European Communications Committee earlier this year cleared up much of the confusion surrounding the use of Ultra Wideband (UWB) systems in Europe.
October 18, 2006
Electronics Weekly
Ultra Wideband is beginning to find its feet in Europe with the first volume application likely to be wireless USB.
October 18, 2006
eChannelLine
Certified wireless USB will revitalize stagnant peripherals market
Certified wireless USB is going to revitalize a number of peripherals for the PC, including digital cameras and printers, both of which have been in a state of stagnation according to a recently released PC Computing Application Report from West Technology Research Solutions.
October 13, 2006
Electronic Engineering Times
WiMedia Alliance launches China chapter
The WiMedia Alliance announced the official opening its chapter in China to facilitate work with Chinese regulators in allowing ultra-wideband (UWB) in the country.
October 13, 2006
Young tech companies take limelight in local awards
With the region's tech sector seemingly in transition, The San Diego Chapter of the AeA handed out its annual High Tech Awards yesterday to several little-known companies.
October 12, 2006
San Diego Business Journal
Technology is a major part of the San Diego economy, so when the area's main high-tech trade group, AeA (formerly the American Electronics Association), celebrates some of the best and brightest in the industry, as it did Oct. 12, it deserves attention. In the Communications Products and Services category, the winner was Staccato Communications.
October 9, 2006
Silicon.com
2016: The end of the mobile as we know it?
How the personal hub could kill the radio star...
October 2, 2006
Electropages
Staccato - First mini card to combine Bluetooth and Certified Wireless USB
Ultra Wideband (UWB) wireless technology pioneer and Certified Wireless USB leader, Staccato Communications, has announced delivery of the SC3224R combo Bluetooth Mini Card reference design kit.
October 1, 2006
Test & Measurement World
Promoters of ultrawideband (UWB) communications using multiband orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (MB-OFDM) have recently scored a double victory in the standards game.
October, 2006
Electronic Products
Flexible wireless USB features low-power
Next-generation 480-Mbit/s Certified Wireless USB is growing in popularity
September 29, 2006
MobileWhack
SC3224R Mini Card with Bluetooth and CWUSB
Staccato Communications announced six new reference designs for submission to the FCC for certification.
September 28, 2006
Intel Corporation
Innovation award winners announced
Staccato Communications for its "Minicard Bluetooth+Certified Wireless USB Combo" demo, which showed an innovative and leading solution that supports wireless USB technology and Bluetooth on a single device that will enhance the user experience with new wireless USB devices.
September 28, 2006
ZDNet
Wireless USB devices are one step closer to being reality as Staccato Communications submits six potential products to the FCC for certification.
September 26, 2006
DigiTimes
Fall IDF: Staccato combines Certified Wireless USB with Bluetooth
At the fall Intel Developer Forum (IDF) that starts today in San Francisco, US-based IC design house Staccato Communications is expected to catch eyes on its reference design of a PCI Express (PCIe) Mini Card device that enables laptops and desktop PCs to support Certified Wireless USB and Bluetooth technologies.
September 26, 2006
EE Times
Staccato tips wireless USB, Bluetooth strategy
Staccato Communications Inc. used the Intel Developers Forum to unveil a joint certified wireless USB and Bluetooth roadmap.
September 26, 2006
The Inquirer
THIS MORNING at IDF, the USB Implementers Forum announced the availability of their Certified Wireless USB Compliance and Certification Program.
September 18, 2006
Design and Reuse
Arasan Chip Systems licenses it's USB 2.0 Hub IP Core to Broadcom
Arasan Chip Systems Inc ("Arasan") a leading supplier of reusable Intellectual Property (IP's) cores has licensed its USB 2.0 Hub IP Core to Broadcom Corporation.
September 13, 2006
PC Magazine
A Cable-Free Future
September 6, 2006
Staccato Communications Adds Regional Distributors in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Korea
Frontek and MJL Technology Selected to Represent Staccato's Ripcord® Family of Single-Chip, All-CMOS Products in Asia.
September 6, 2006
RF Design
CW-USB firm adds regional distributors
Staccato Communications has selected Frontek Technology and MJL Technology as its new distributors for the Ripcord family of single-chip, all-CMOS products.
September 6, 2006
DM Asia
Staccato selects Frontek, MJL as regional distributors
Staccato Communications, an ultra wideband (UWB) wireless technology and certified wireless USB provider has announced Frontek Technology, a distributor in Taiwan, and MJL Technology, a supplier of semiconductor and IT solutions in South Korea, as its new distributors for the Ripcord family of single-chip, all-CMOS products.
September 6, 2006
Prosessori
Book Review of Dr. Roberto Aiello's Ultra Wideband Systems: Technologies and Applications
September 4, 2006
EE Times
A sneak peek at next-gen notebooks spotlights design conflicts.
September, 2006
EPN
Dr. Roberto Aiello's Ultra Wideband Systems: Technologies and Applications
September, 2006
EPN
CWUSB Wire Adapters (page 4, Wireless Supplement)
Certified wireless USB (CWUSB) technology is ready for market deployment with multiple companies having announced sampling of silicon components.
September, 2006
IEEE Spectrum
Will ultrashort-range radio have far-reaching legal consequences?
August 24, 2006
RF Design
Single-chip UWB solution for CW-USB emerges from multi-faceted engineering
Single-chip wireless solutions obviously require a single fabrication process, and for many members of the RF design community, CMOS is emerging as the technology of choice.
August 23, 2006
CommsDesign
WiMedia Alliance progresses on PHY testing
The WiMedia Alliance has completed its fourth PHY interoperability testing, held at the Intel UWB Integration Lab last week in Hillsboro, Oregon.
August 4, 2006
Breites Band für kurze Strecken
Interview mit Mark Bowles von Staccato Communications über die Entwicklung bei UWB.
August 4, 2006
EDN Japan
August 3, 2006
Tech-On!
Japan's UWB Finally Takes Off With Upcoming UWB-enabled Devices
The radio technique using ultra wideband "UWB" has been finally approved in Japan. The news was announced in the official gazette of the Japanese government dated August 1, 2006.
August 1, 2006
EDN Europe
UWB emerges from the noise (pages 18-22)
Ultra-Wideband (UWB), in its seemingly halting path towards standardisation and product introduction, has already witnessed a technology stand-off, radical changes in product objectives, the dissolution of an IEEE working group and much more besides.
July 31, 2006
ABI Research
ABI Research Says There Will Be Room for Both Wireless USB and UWB Bluetooth
Certified Wireless USB and UWB Bluetooth offer differing opportunities for vendors aiming at mass markets for devices using short-range connectivity.
July 28, 2006
TechWorld
End is nigh for Freescale's UWB?
Freescale's future in the ultra-fast short range wireless technology ultra-wideband (UWB) looks very shaky, as its partners are abandoning it.
July 27, 2006
Computer Products
USB-enabled device shipments to double to 2.8 billion units in 2010
The well-established Universal Serial Bus (USB) continued its success in 2005, with strong growth in the PC, PC peripheral, consumer electronics (CE) and communications segments, according to research firm In-Stat.
July 27, 2006
RF Design
Staccato Communications, Cypress to collaborate on wireless USB
Staccato Communications will jointly develop reference designs for the certified wireless USB market with Cypress Semiconductor.
July 27, 2006
Wi-Fi Planet
Small Businesses Already Struggling with UWB
In April of this year, Freescale left the UWB Forum, abandoning the ultrawideband (UWB) group that it had helped to create – and not much has been heard from the company regarding UWB since then.
July 26, 2006
Broadband Home Report
UWB Outlook – An Interview with Staccato
Following our recent article on UWB, we got in touch with Staccato Communications, a fabless semiconductor company that has been a key participant in UWB development.
July 26, 2006
DigiTimes
The first Certified Wireless USB products will appear in the market in the end of 2006, representatives of the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) and the WiMedia Alliance confirmed at the Certified Wireless USB Developers Conference in Taipei.
July 24, 2006
Electronics Weekly
Wireless USB reference designs to speed market
Staccato Communications is working with USB system specialist SMSC to offer two reference designs for the Certified Wireless USB market.
July 24, 2006
DigiTimes
Staccato teams up with Cypress and SMSC to develop Certified Wireless USB reference designs
Prior to the Certified Wireless USB Developers Conference that will be held in Taipei from July 25-26, three US-based companies, Staccato Communications, Cypress Semiconductor and Standard Microsystems Corporation (SMSC), announced two projects that include the joint development of reference designs for the Certified Wireless USB market.
July 24, 2006
Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies announces Connected Solutions Workbench for testing wireless systems
Agilent Technologies today announced a new test platform that enables easy and thorough system-level testing for wireless networking and cellular communications systems.
July 19, 2006
Unstrung
According to a new report from IMS Research UWB is forecast to penetrate this market in low volume in 2007 and rise to a penetration rate of around 20% by 2011.
July 19, 2006
PC Magazine
A UWB-Enabled iPod: Too Cool, For School?
On Monday, a Reuters story predicted that Microsoft will enter the MP3 market this fall, and that Apple will introduce an MP3 player that uses Wi-Fi to connect to other players, and perhaps to PCs.
July 19, 2006
Broadcast Newsroom
Staccato Communications Participates in Nine Demonstrations Based on Certified Wireless USB.
July 5, 2006
Electronics Weekly
Industry Figure: Q5 Mark Bowles
Mark Bowles is the co-founder of CMOS UWB chip firm Staccato Communications.
July 5, 2006
Electronics Weekly
UWB wireless hits consumer at 6GHz
Ultra wideband (UWB) radio technology will only make an impact on the consumer market when it is implemented above 6GHz, according to the chief technology officer of a UK wireless developer.
July 5, 2006
Tech-On!
June 23, 2006
Wi-Fi Planet
Wireless USB's Coming Out Party
This week at the Certified Wireless USB Developers Conference in San Jose, California, a flurry of announcements and demonstrations heralded the arrival of Certified Wireless USB as a market-ready technology.
June 22, 2006
EE Times
Wireless USB finally coming out of the labs
With chip sets and single-chip solutions now being sampled, and the software drivers and utilities being qualified, wireless USB (WUSB) system hardware–WUSB hubs, host dongles and peripherals–won't be far behind.
June 20, 2006
Electronicstalk
Partner programme gathers UWB ecosystem
Staccato Communications has unveiled its Team Staccato Partner Programme with 14 initial partners.
June 19, 2006
Test and Measurement
Staccato Communications Announces Partner Program For UWB Suppliers
Staccato Communications, an Ultra Wideband (UWB) wireless technology pioneer and Certified Wireless USB leader, announced its Team Staccato Partner Program with 14 initial partners.
June 19, 2006
Wi-Fi Planet
This week at the Certified Wireless USB Developers Conference in San Jose, Staccato Communications is introducing its Team Staccato partner program with a series of demonstrations by partner companies to offer what company Vice President of Business Development and Corporate Marketing Mark Bowles calls "one-stop shopping for everything you need."
June 19, 2006
Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies today announced the development of a full-featured, MB-OFDM ultra-wideband modulation analysis capability for its 89600 Series vector signal analysis software.
June 19, 2006
Telecom Asia
UWB and Bluetooth roadmaps gain clarity
Bang! Last January with the IEEE's 802.15.3a task group members voting to get out of the high data rate UWB standards business, the two special interest groups – the UWB Forum and the WiMedia Alliance – were off to the races.
June 16, 2006
Ellisys
Developers Already Know the Benefits of Ellisys' Certified Wireless USB Protocol Analyzer for Verifying and Validating Their Device's Behavior; They Can Now Supplement Protocol Analysis With the New Ellisys Ultra Wideband Generator to Create Reproducible Traffic, Timing and Error Scenarios for Testing Corner Cases and Recovery Mechanisms.
June 15, 2006
LeCroy
LeCroy Announces the Introduction of WiMedia® Ultra-Wideband Physical Layer (PHY) Testing Solution
LeCroy® Corporation, a worldwide leader for serial data test solutions, introduces the MB-OFDM UWB compliance software solution for analyzing the WiMedia Ultra-wideband (UWB) radio platform, which is utilized by the Certified Wireless USB standard.
June 15, 2006
Tektronix
Staccato and Tzero Will Utilize Tektronix TDS6000 Series Oscilloscopes to Demonstrate Certified Wireless USB and UWB Capabilities.
June 14, 2006
IT Backbones
If It's Happening at the Certified Wireless USB Developers Conference, It's at Staccato
Staccato Communications Participates in Seven Demonstrations Based on Certified Wireless USB;
Contributes to Three Sessions at Developers Conference.
June 12, 2006
Catalyst
Catalyst Introduces Protocol Analyzer/Exerciser Tool for Certified Wireless USB and UWB Technology
Protocol Tool to Contribute to Industry Development of New Wireless Products.
June 9, 2006
TG Daily
Next-generation Bluetooth technology may hit market in 2007
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) is working with various groups in developing next-generation Bluetooth technology and expects end products using the technology to hit the market by 2007 at the soonest, according to Kuo-Lian Su, SIG's Asia-Pacific technical marketing manager.
June 9, 2006
EE Times
Martin Rofheart, the director of Ultra-Wideband Operations for Freescale, had left the company to pursue other opportunities outside of the UWB market, according to the company.
June 6, 2006
Embedded, Electronic Engineering Times
Wireless USB system-in-a-package includes development kit
Wireless USB is taking off, and vendors are now supplying OEMs with ICs and tools for implementation. Fabless semiconductor company Staccato Communications, for one, is debuting development kits and reference design kits for developers of Certified Wireless USB, HWA (host wire adapter), and DWA (device wire adapter) designs. The kit supports the company's latest WUSB silicon.
June 6, 2006
Heise Online
Ultra-wideband (UWB) for Linux
At linuxweb.org, Intel has launched a project for the development of an ultra-wideband stack and driver for host controllers and wireless chips. Of course, Intel mostly aims to promote its own technology, "wireless USB," represented by the WiMedia Alliance (formerly MBOA, Multi-Band OFDM Alliance).
June 6, 2006
Broadband Wireless Exchange Magazine
Leading Wireless OEM Manufacturer Cellink Selects Staccato Communications' Ripcord Solutions
Cellink, a global manufacturer of RF and Bluetooth wireless products based in Taiwan, has selected Staccato Communications' Ripcord family of single-chip, all-CMOS solutions for its PC dongle and hub products based upon Certified Wireless USB.
June 5, 2006
Wireless Design & Development Asia
Staccato Announces AIT to Develop Production Test Equipment for Ripcord Products
Staccato Communications has announced that Asian Information Technology Inc. (AIT) is developing a line of production test equipment for products based on the company's Ripcord single-chip, all-CMOS solution.
June 2, 2006
SignOnSanDiego
A conversation with key players in San Diego's technology and life sciences industries.
June 2, 2006
Wireless Week
AboCom, an embedded WLAN solutions original design manufacturer (ODM), selected Staccato Communications' Ripcord line of single-chip, all-CMOS solutions based upon Certified Wireless USB for its PC dongle and hub products.
June 2, 2006
WirelessIQ
Production Test Equipment for Certified Wireless USB Products Underway
Staccato Communications, an Ultra-Wideband (UWB) wireless technology pioneer and Certified Wireless USB leader, today announced that Asian Information Technology Inc. (AIT) is developing a line of production test equipment for products based on the company's Ripcord single-chip, all-CMOS solution.
June 2, 2006
socalTECH
San Diego-based Staccato Communications, a developer of ultra-wide-band (UWB) products for the USB market, has signed a set of manufacturers who are using its chipsets for wireless USB products.
June 2, 2006
SignOnSanDiego
Ultra wideband promises super-fast transmission over short distances
The wireless industry has long promised to get rid of the tangle of wires and cables that clutter our lives.
May 23, 2006
WiMedia Alliance
Wireless Personal Area Networks Ready to Thrive Thanks to Efforts of WiMedia Alliance
Majority of New Wireless, Consumer Devices Will Soon Interoperate as Hundreds of Industry Players Commit Resources to WiMedia Alliance Interop Efforts
May 15, 2006
OMRON
OMRON releases World's First Mass-Producible Polymeric Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Antenna
OMRON Corporation, a global leader in electronic components, sensing and control technologies, announced that it will launch a new SMD Polymeric Antenna (type: WXA-N1SL) for short-range, wireless Ultra-Wideband (UWB) applications.
March 28, 2006
WiMedia Alliance
Collaboration of Two Industry-Leading Groups on New Specification Will Accelerate Bluetooth Technology's Already Impressive Momentum in the Marketplace.
March 28, 2006
Bluetooth SIG
Bluetooth technology and UWB solution enables wireless high speed and ad-hoc applications while maintaining low power.
March 27, 2006
ARM
Industry-Leading UWB Chip Provider Incorporate ARM Processor Technology
ARM technology to be used in the development of UWB technology-enabled consumer devices and network systems.
March 27, 2006
EE Times
UWB chip, system developers get ARM-ed
Some of the leading providers of silicon and hardware for ultrawideband are to use the ARM9 processor core in their next generation networking products and devices.
March 6, 2006
USB Implementers Forum
The USB Implementers Forum, Inc. (USB-IF) today announced the completion of the Certified Wireless USB Association Models Specification 1.0, an integrated companion specification to Wireless USB 1.0 that will help developers more securely connect hosts and devices.
March 6, 2006
CNET News
Wireless USB devices arriving by September
The first devices using a wireless version of the Universal Serial Bus connection technology will begin arriving in the third quarter, the leader of an industry group overseeing the standard said Monday.
March 6, 2006
TidBITS
Ultrawideband to Add New Wireless Options
Just when you've mastered the complexities of Wi-Fi standards like IEEE 802.11b and 802.11g, and after you've figured out that Bluetooth can work if you perform the steps just right, a new wireless player ambles into town.
March 3, 2006
ElectronicsWeekly
Online education service teaches ultra-wideband
US-based Staccato Communications is offering an online education service which aims to tell you everything you ever wanted to know about ultra-wideband (UWB) technology - and probably some things you thought you didn't need to know.
February 9, 2006
Wi-Fi Net News
WiMedia Moves Forward with Interoperable UWB
The WiMedia Alliance promises interoperability among members' implementation of the MultiBand OFDM version of ultrawideband (UWB).
February 7, 2006
TG Daily
WiMedia Alliance demos UWB interoperability among five chipmakers
The WiMedia Alliance today announced that its first formal interoperability workshop successfully demonstrated initial interoperability between five different manufacturers.
February 7, 2006
WiMedia Alliance
WiMedia Alliance Successfully Completes First Interoperability Workshop
The WiMedia™ Alliance today announced that its first formal interoperability workshop successfully demonstrated initial ultra-wideband (UWB) silicon interoperability between five different manufacturers, Alereon, Inc., Staccato Communications, Realtek Semiconductor, WiQuest Communications and Wisair.
January 21, 2006
dl:mag
Trouble in the effort to remove unwanted wiring
During a meeting last Thursday in Hawaii, UWB Forum and Wimedia alliance voted to shut down a new radio technology known as ultra-wideband (UWB).
January 20, 2006
Ferret
Single-chip, all-CMOS UWB solutions
STACCATO Communications, an Ultra-Wideband (UWB) wireless technology and Certified Wireless USB company, has introduced its Ripcord family of products.
January 19, 2006
TechWorld
Why Wireless USB expects to win the UWB fight
Intel has been beaten to market, but is not conceding defeat
January 19, 2006
Wireless Week
UWB Sides Finally Agree, But Only on Separation
Technology wars sometimes can get nasty, as the long-lived fight over the future of ultrawideband (UWB) repeatedly has shown.
January 18, 2006
EE Times
Ultrawideband task group agrees to disagree
As expected, the IEEE 802.15.3a ultrawideband task group voted this week to disband, ending three years of bitter debate — and expensive travel.
January 11, 2006
Engadget
Switched On: CES shows off the new wave of Wi-Foes
The early marketplace victory that WiFi scored against a rival standard called HomeRF started a wave of great marketplace momentum that allowed the wireless networking standard to sideline Bluetooth and set a high bar for 3G access speeds to match.
January 11, 2006
Elektroniktidningen
Nu går det att få ultrabredband i trådlösa USB-förbindelser. Med nylanserade Ripcord från amerikanska Staccato når trådlös USB upp till 480 Mbit/s, för en prislapp på facila 10 dollar per nod.
January 10, 2006
Electronicstalk
Ultrawideband ICs shift USB data at 480Mbit/s
Ripcord is billed as the industry's first true single-chip all-CMOS solution based on Certified Wireless USB.
January 10, 2006
Wi-FiTechnology
Staccato Introduces Industry's First Single-Chip All-CMOS UWB Solutions
Staccato Communications, an Ultra-Wideband (UWB) wireless technology pioneer and Certified Wireless USB leader announced the introduction of its Ripcord® family of products.
January 5, 2006
Aurum3 NewTech
Staccato Communications introduces a USB key that will wirelessly transmit from any external hard drive.
January 5, 2006
socalTECH
San Diego-based Staccato Communications has garnered another round of funding for its wireless CMOS chip.
January 4, 2006
EE Times
Staccato raises $18 million, demos wireless USB
Ultra wideband chip specialist Staccato Communications has closed a Series C funding round that raised $18 million.
January 4, 2006
TechWorld
Freescale makes a grab for wireless USB
Two vendors are rushing out wireless USB products based on Freescale's flavour of ultra-wideband (UWB), the fast short-range wireless technology, in a bid to steal the market from the official Intel-backed version of ultra-wideband.
January 4, 2006
Stonestreet One
Stonestreet One Announces UltraSuite™ Product Availability
Stonestreet One, a leading provider of short range wireless software solutions and engineering services, today announced beta availability of UltraSuite™.
January 2, 2006
Red Herring
Sin City's set for the world's biggest consumer electronics convention.
January, 2006
Semiconductor Times
December 21, 2005
Cellular-News
UltraWideband Interoperability Testing Sucessful
UWB silicon providers - Alereon, Staccato Communications and Wisair have announced their initial attempts at interoperability were successful.
December 14, 2005
ElectronicsWeekly
IEEE wireless delays turn UK group to Europeans
One of the two groups pushing for IEEE standardisation of ultra wideband radio technology has turned instead to a European organisation after over two years of delay and debate.
December 9, 2005
EE Times UK
Staccato sets up European office in London
Staccato Communications, the San Diego-based developer of ultra-wideband (UWB) wireless technology and WiMedia-based certified wireless USB solutions, has launched its first European operation.
December 8, 2005
WiMedia Alliance
Ecma International Releases UWB Standard Based on WiMedia UWB Radio Platform
The WiMedia Alliance today announced that Ecma International's newly released standard for UWB technology is based on the WiMedia Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Common Radio Platform. Ecma will submit the standard to ISO/IEC JTC 1 for fast track approval.
December 8, 2005
EE Times
WiMedia group pushes alternate route for UWB standard
The WiMedia Alliance has by-passed the IEEE standardization process for ultrawideband networking and its physical and Media Access Control layers have been approved as the basis of a global UWB standard by the European based industry association and standardization body Ecma International.
December, 2005
NE Asia Online
Wireless USB Group Adopts DAA as Standard Spec
There has been a surge in the need for detect and avoid (DAA) interference avoidance technology, which makes it possible to use ultra wideband (UWB) in Japan, Europe and elsewhere.
October 19, 2005
ElectronicsWeekly
Bluetooth: Driving the technology forward
Bluetooth is buzzing because demand for wireless headsets on mobile phones is driving the technology forward. But how will the technology create new applications to sustain that growth?
October 05, 2005
ECN Asia
Fujitsu to Distribute Staccato's UWB Products
Fujitsu Microelectronics Asia Pte Ltd will distribute and sell Staccato's Ripcord family of Ultra-Wideband product solutions for Certified Wireless USB.
October, 2005
Incisor
Whenever Ultra-Wideband (UWB) technology is being discussed, it's not, as one might expect, the major semiconductor names that are mentioned. Instead, three small, early-stage companies are most often discussed - Staccato Communications,Alereon and Wisair. This profile is of Staccato Communications.
September 30, 2005
Wi-Fi Planet
UWB: It's Not Just for the U.S. Any More
This week in Tokyo, the first Wireless USB Developers Conference for the region took place, co-sponsored by the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF), the group that handles the specification for Universal Serial Bus in both its current wired and future wireless formats, and the WiMedia Alliance, the industry group promoting and developing use of Ultrawideband (UWB) spectrum for use in Certified Wireless USB (WiUSB) and other areas.
September 29, 2005
EDN
Testing UWB: Don't try this at home!
Ultrawideband wireless communication may be the wave of the future, but engineers who lack solid RF-test expertise will need assistance from an experienced test lab to establish UWB-product compliance with FCC specs.
September 28, 2005
Wireless USB Promoter Group
Ultra-Wideband Moves Toward Worldwide Adoption
September 27, 2005
JCN Network
Fujitsu, Staccato Communications to Jointly Market Wireless USB and UWB Products
Fujitsu and Staccato Communications announced Sept. 27 that Fujitsu will distribute and sell Staccato's Ripcord family of ultra-wideband (UWB) product solutions for Certified Wireless USB.
September 27, 2005
TMCnet
LeCroy Announces Line of Protocol Solutions for Ultra Wideband Development and Testing
Supporting Certified Wireless USB, WiMedia UWB MAC-PHY Interface Standards, New Protocol Analysis and Traffic Generation Tools Provide Insight at Each Stage of the Product Development Lifecycle
September 22, 2005
San Diego Source
Staccato names VP of operations
Staccato Communications, a wireless technology company based in San Diego, announced Thursday the appointment of Ronald F. Brandt to the position of vice president of operations.
September 19, 2005
Wireless Design & Development Asia
UWB Antenna Measures 10 x 10 x 0.8 mm
Fractus has launched an Ultra-wideband (UWB) antenna for the short-range wireless market. Measuring just 10 x 10 x 0.8 mm, this small UWB antenna combines an omnidirectional radiation pattern and high efficiency level to deliver the largest bandwidth possible.
September 13, 2005
Fractus
Fractus launches world's first UWB fractal-technology antenna
Fractus, the pioneer developer of fractal antenna technology, has launched an Ultra-wideband (UWB) antenna for the short-range wireless market.
August 17, 2005
Wi-Fi Planet
Earlier this week, the WiMedia Alliance announced that it had begun working with the Geneva-based nonprofit industry association Ecma International to establish WiMedia's multiband orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (MB-OFDM) ultrawideband (UWB) technology as the global UWB standard.
August 17, 2005
Broadband Wireless Exchange
Paul Mockapetris Joins Staccato Communications' Advisory Board
Staccato Communications announced that Paul Mockapetris has become a member of the company's advisory board.
August 15, 2005
WiMedia Alliance
WiMedia Alliance MB-OFDM UWB Platform in Review by Global Standards Body
August 11, 2005
San Diego Source
Staccato appoints Internet pro to advisory board
San Diego-based Staccato Communications announced Thursday that Paul Mockapetris has become a member of the company's advisory board.
July 7, 2005
EDN
Global Designer: WiCon panel opines on state of wireless standards
At the WiCon (Wireless Connectivity) World show in London in May, Mike McCamon, executive director of the UWB Forum, described as "an utter mess" the current situation of competing personal-wireless-connectivity standards.
June 2, 2005
Control Engineering
LeCroy demonstrates ultra-wideband protocol analyzer
These first demonstrations of the UWBTracer were held at the recent Wireless USB Developers Conference in San Jose, CA, and at WiCon World in London, U.K. Staccato Communications' WUSB Development System and an Intel Prototype System were used.
May 30, 2005
CommsDesign
USB untangles the ties that bind
As a memory buyer for Intel Corp. in the days of the DRAM drought, Jeff Ravencraft knew how to get difficult things done in a big company. Those scrappy skills could be handy as he tries to drive the Universal Serial Bus interface into the wireless world for Intel.
May 30, 2005
Techworld
A wrong move by Bluetooth could set up more trouble.
May 27, 2005
TechWorld
Wireless USB still has trouble ahead
This week's announcements give some solidity to the ultra wideband world (UWB), where regulatory and standards-group issues have threatened to trap the technology on the drawing board. Some even predicted that UWB will get a world market through the influence of the ITU telecoms group, possibly as soon as December.
May 25, 2005
EE Times
Wireless USB spec opened to adopters
Wireless USB took a big leap towards standardization – and its seven major proponents hope towards market adoption – with the release of a version 1 specification.
May 24, 2005
Wireless USB Promoter Group
Wireless USB Specification now Available to Public
May 24, 2005
Agilent
Agilent Technologies demonstrates new wireless networking test products at WiCon World
May 23, 2005
LeCroy
LeCroy Demonstrated Industry's First Ultra Wideband Protocol Analysis Solution
Supporting New UWB WiMedia and Wireless USB Standards, Protocol Analyzer Provides Design Engineers with the Power to Integrate Chipsets
May 9, 2005
EE Times
Bluetooth weds UWB – for better and for worse
On a conceptual level, the announcement last week that the Bluetooth Special Interest Group would work with ultrawideband proponents to make its technology compatible with UWB is a win-win collaboration.
May 4, 2005
WiMedia Alliance
WiMedia Alliance Commends Bluetooth SIG's Move to Embrace Ultra Wideband
May 4, 2005
New York Times
Bandwidth Advance Hints at Future Beyond Wi-Fi
One barrier that has held back the much-hyped convergence of the computer and consumer electronics industries has been the tangle of wires that is needed to connect the cascade of home video, audio, internet and game gadgets.
May 3, 2005
TechNewsWorld
USB Ready To Ride the Wireless Wave
Vendors have been working to transform their plans into products.
May 2, 2005
Microsoft Joins WiMedia
Last week, ultrawideband-backer the WiMedia Alliance announced that no less than Microsoft had joined the group as a top-level "promoter member."
April 7, 2005
Om Malik on Broadband
Wireless USB, Getting Ready for Prime Time
The buzz on Wireless USB is on an upswing, and if things progress as planned we should start seeing a range of products coming to market with wireless USB functionality.
April 5, 2005
JCN Network
Fujitsu and Staccato Communications have announced joint development of a wireless universal serial bus (USB) demonstration system comprised of Staccato's Ripcord UWB Development Kit (SC3100D) and the Fujitsu digital still camera (DSC) development platform.
April 4, 2005
EE Times
It's a saga of love and loss, of kidnapping, ransom and industry rivalries, but one with a happy ending...
March 10, 2005
ExtremeTech
FCC Waiver Moves UWB Race Ahead
Two camps in the ultrawideband debate found something to cheer about in an FCC waiver that redefines how UWB signals will be monitored for interference.
February, 2005
Wireless Design & Development
Single-Chip All-CMOS MBOA UWB Chip
Staccato Communications announces its single-chip design for all major components of the RF and baseband specified by the MBOA PHY specification.
February 22, 2005
UCSD Connect
Entrepreneur's Hub: Rick Kornfeld
In the last two months, Rick Kornfeld has become somewhat of an expert in and an advocate for ultrawideband technology.
February 16, 2005
Streaming Media
UWB Holds Promise for Streaming
Ultra wideband technology succeeds where 802.11b fails, handling multiple simultaneous transmissions across a wide band of frequences.
January 27, 2005
Bits&Chips
Cypress voegt sternetwerkfunctie toe aan eigen draadloze-USB-smaak.
Morseradio terug van weggeweest, nu supersnel.
January 17, 2005
EE Times
Article by Staccato's President and CTO, Roberto Aiello.
January 17, 2005
EE Times
Judging by the flurry of announcements in the lead-up to the recent Consumer Electronics Show, it may seem that the era of ubiquitous "fat pipe" wireless communications through ultrawideband signaling is upon us.
January 16, 2005
BBC News
Las Vegas's technology showcase
130,000 visitors and 2,400 exhibitors from 110 countries were at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Spencer Kelly and Chris Long were there.
January 6, 2005
1394 Trade Association
January 3, 2005
Wireless USB Promoter Group
Wireless USB Promoter Group Membership Tops 85 Companies
January 3, 2005
TMCnet
Wireless USB Promoter Group Membership Tops 85 Companies
Ecosystem Support Increases; Demo at International CES.
January 3, 2005
EDN
Ultrawideband show: UWB to make splash at CES
When CES kicks off Thursday in Las Vegas, UWB (ultrawideband) wireless technology looks set to be one of the biggest noisemakers.
January, 2005
CES Keynote
Intel CEO Craig Barrett Discusses UWB/WUSB at 2005 CES