Certified Wireless USB not Dead Yet Says In-Stat

Certified Wireless USB and Ultra Wide Band (UWB) technology promised a lot to home and office users. Promises include the ability to send lots of data wirelessly over short distances with low power requirements and the ability to cut lots of the cables running to and from our computers. Despite these promises WUSB and UWB technology have not taken off. A few devices shipped in 2007, but no native devices have yet hit market.

One of the main reasons for this is the current high price of the actual UWB silicon. According to In-Stat the market penetration of USB and WUSB won't increase until the price drops for the silicon. The price for the technology is expected to decrease and while only 100,000 WUSB devices shipped in 2007, In-Stat predicts that the total will be more than 190 million by 2012. In-Stat's Brian O'Rourke says that UWB and WUSB will succeed because the technology offers a solution no other technology can. In May IMS Research said the same things about WUSB so In-Stat isn't alone in the prognosis for UWB and WUSB technology.

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