Certified Wireless USB - USB Unleashed!

USB changed the computing world by bringing true ease-of-use to PC and peripheral connectivity. Today, there are literally billions of products with USB connections, from PCs to consumer electronics to mobile devices. Certified Wireless USB simply takes USB to the next level with:

• Secure wireless communication
• Blazing-fast speed (up to 480Mps PHY, same as wired USB)
• Low-cost, low-power
• Backward compatibility with wired USB products

And all with the same ease-of-use that USB offers. Certified Wireless USB untethers, untangles, unclutters and truly unleashes the potential of USB.

"Certified Wireless USB from the USB-IF, built on WiMedia’s UWB platform, is designed to usher in today’s more than 2 billion wired USB devices into the area of wireless connectivity while providing a robust wireless solution for future implementations. The WiMedia Radio Platform meets our objective of using industry standards to ensure coexistence with other WiMedia UWB connectivity protocols."

— Jeff Ravencraft, President and Chairman, USB-IF and Technology Strategist, Intel

USB Implementers Forum and Wireless USB Promoter Group

The Wireless USB application is based on WiMedia's Ultra-Wideband common radio platform, enabling PCs, peripherals, consumer electronics and mobile devices to connect using a common interface at up to 480 Mbps at 3 meters. This technology was created by the Wireless USB Promoter Group — Agere Systems, Hewlett Packard, Intel, Microsoft, NEC Electronics, Philips, and Samsung — aided by over 100 contributing companies. The group is focused on ensuring backward compatibility, interoperability, security, and maintaining the guiding principles of ease-of-use and low cost.