[MLB-WIRELESS] ./: Can 802.11 Become A Viable Last-Mil e Alte rnative?

[Tony Langdon]

> Anyone know anything conclusive on Ultra WideBand?
> I've heard the marketroid PR fluff, what about chipsets, etc?
> Anyone got a good URL for those unfamiliar with UWB?
> It's looking promising, so long as the ACA doesn't stomp on it...

UWB has been given a bit of bad press, but from my understanding of how it
works, it's an extreme form of spread spectrum, and as a result, could be
very resistant to interference, and at the same time, not likely to cause
problems, except for very nearby systems.

The reason for the bad press is that to the unitiated, UWB sounds rather
"dirty", spreading energy over a wide range of frequencies, but if that's
done properly, it can work rather well with minimal interference (the whole
idea of spread spectrum - make the signal immune to jamming, and as
difficult to detect as possible - and as you might guess, spread spectrum
was first developed by the military).

It promises a lot of speed, and could be worth watching.

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