Over 289 Million UWB Chipsets to Ship in 2010

In-Stat: Manufacturers will begin shipping Ultrawideband (UWB) chipsets in 2H06 and shipments are expected to ramp up with a total of 289 million chipsets shipping in the year 2010. PCs will be the initial and largest volume market for UWB wireless chipsets, with PC vendors shipping over 125 million desktop and laptop PCs with UWB capability by 2010,. The Personal Area Network (PAN) has been waiting for a wireless solution to complement the established wired applications. This nascent technology is necessary to transmit large data files found in computers or in consumer electronics applications. UWB allows consumers to get rid of their rats’ nests of wires in the living room or near their PC.

• UWB chipsets will first start appearing in wireless USB dongles in late 2006.

• From there, the usage will start to show up as PCMCIA cards that go into the PC motherboard.

• The last form factor to see widespread adoption of UWB will be cell phones.

Ultrawideband: The Calm Before the Norm

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