Ultrawideband (UWB) technology offers great opportunities for short-range wireless multimedia networking. The WiMedia Alliance is a not-for-profit open industry association that promotes and enables the rapid adoption, regulation, standardization and multi-vendor interoperability of ultra wideband (UWB) worldwide. WiMedia-based UWB specifications have been architected and optimized for wireless personal-area networks delivering high-speed (480 Mbps and beyond), low-power multimedia capabilities for the PC, CE, mobile and automotive market segments. Emphasizing peaceful coexistence with other wireless services, WiMedia%u2019s UWB common platform is designed to operate with application stacks developed by the 1394 Trade Association Wireless Working Group, the Wireless USB Promoter Group and the Bluetooth-SIG.
