Review of 2007 - Foundations laid for mass-market UWB

Usage of unlicensed spectrum using both ultra-wideband (UWB) technology in the 3.4 to 9GHz part of the spectrum and WirelessHD technology at 60GHz crept tantalisingly closer in Europe during 2007.

In February the way was theoretically cleared for a mass market in ultra-wideband (UWB) products to develop in Europe, as is already happening in the US and Japan, when the EC UWB decision was published. The decision aims to "allow the use of the radio spectrum for equipment using UWB technology in a harmonised manner in the community".

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