The EU and UWB

Last week, the European Union took another welcome step to enable the widespread adoption of ultra wideband -- in a range of applications -- beginning later this year. 

The Commission of the European Communities issued a decision to approve frequencies for use of UWB devices and stated that it "must be applied within the next six months throughout the EU's 27 Member States." That's good news for all of us in the UWB community and ultimately for consumers throughout Europe.

One other key point made by the Commission included the clear identification of video distribution as an important application area for UWB. "Furthermore, video signals will be transmitted using predominantly high-efficiency coding," said the decision. This essentially mandates the use of compression and validates Tzero's Wireless for HDMI product.

See the full decision by visiting the European Commission website.