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IP: Next Frontier of Wireless Technology to Debut at Washington
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Source: US Newswire
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Next Frontier of Wireless Technology to Debut at Washington Conf.
U.S. Newswire
17 Sep 9:55
Next Frontier of Wireless Technology to Debut at Washington Conference
Sept. 28-30
To: National Desk, Technology Reporter
Contact: Steve Duchesne, 202-739-0245, for Ultra Wideband;
Web site: http://www.uwb.org
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 /U.S. Newswire/ -- U.S. leaders in the high
technology field will gather in Washington later this month to
introduce the next wave of wireless technology that could one day
revolutionize the way private industries, public safety
organizations, the military and consumers transmit and receive data,
audio and video images.
The new technology known as Ultra Wideband (UWB) represents a
breakthrough in wireless communication, radar and positioning. As USA
Today reported earlier this year, "If the technology lives up to its
promise, it would be like the leap from vacuum tubes to the
transistor or from oil lamps to light bulbs, touching every home and
workplace."
The power of UWB positioning and radar to precisely measure
distance and movement has myriad applications in public safety,
medical telemetry, asset protection, engineering and construction.
It can, for example, display the positions of individuals inside a
building or within the rubble of a structure demolished by a natural
disaster, establish a security "bubble" around one's home or car,
detect landmines and enhance aviation safety.
This innovative technology will be the focus of the first
International UWB Conference to be held from Sept. 28 through
Sept. 30 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and Sphinx Club in Washington. The
conference is sponsored by the UWB Working Group, which represents a
coalition of parties that are pioneering the technology.
Researchers from more than a dozen nations and senior U.S.
government officials will join the UWB Working Group in the event
that will include presentations, panel discussions and demonstrations
of the groundbreaking technology. Federal Communications Commissioner
Susan Ness will be the featured speaker on Wednesday, Sept. 29.
In addition to Commissioner Ness, speakers at the three-day event
will include Lauren "Pete" Belvin, Counsel to the Senate Commerce
Committee communications subcommittee; Ed Hearst, Majority Counsel to
the House Commerce Committee; FCC Chief of Engineering and Technology
Dale Hatfield, FCC Chief Technologist Stagg Newman; and Charles
Pluckhahn, Vice President for Telecommunications of Stephens Inc.
Conference presenters will review UWB commercial markets, radio
spectrum policy, signal modeling, electronics design, and future
directions. Researchers from Canada, Denmark, Germany, Iran, Italy,
Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Russia, Spain, and the United
Kingdom will join U.S. corporate, academic and national security
representatives, as well as federal regulators and congressional
leaders in exploring issues facing UWB deployment.
The conference theme, "Breaking the Wave," symbolizes UWB as a
departure from the traditional means of transmission through radio
waves. Instead of radio sine waves, most UWB devices emit extremely
short pulses, which create a broadband spectrum, at remarkably low
energy levels. For the consumer, wireless phones and Internet
appliances based on UWB will offer high capacity, high data rates,
ultra-secure communication, low cost and extremely low power
consumption, without interfering with conventional uses of the
airwaves. In the words of The New York Times, UWB is a
"...communications technology that has the potential to make vastly
more efficient use of the increasingly precious radio spectrum."
The conference will also include an open Working Group business
meeting, UWB equipment demonstrations and exhibits, and a reception
on the evening of Sept. 29 at the Information Age and Science
Exhibits, National Museum of American History.
The UWB Working Group is made up of 50 organizations and
entrepreneurs devoted to the development and advancement of ultra
wideband technology. Some of the group includes Aether Wire &
Location Inc.; T.N. Cokenias Consulting; Dandin Group; Honeywell
Technology Center; Interval Research Corp.; Pulson Medical Inc.;
Sensors & Sofware Inc.; Time Domain Corporation; TRW, Incorporated;
Tucson Amatuer Packet Radio; the University of Southern California;
Xtreme Spectrum, Inc.; Zircon Corporation.
For more information or to register for the conference, visit the
UWB Working Group website at www.uwb.org or contact conference
coordinator Anne Teillet (anne.teillet@tdsi.com) or Tanya Diamond
(tanya.diamond@dsi.com) at 256-922-9229.
For information on UWB technology, contact Rachel Reinhardt
(rachel.reinhardt@tdsi.com) at 256-922-9229.
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/U.S. Newswire 202-347-2770/
09/17 09:55
Copyright 1999, U.S. Newswire
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