Industry frustrated as Europe meanders slowly towards mass market UWB

Manufacturers of UWB devices are eyeing Europe eagerly and one even has a product which complies with draft EU standards but progress is being hindered by the failure of most member states to update their legal frameworks.

As manufacturers of USB devices wait for the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) to finalise a European standard, and the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) to solve the technical challenges related to the regulation of UWB technology, national administrations appear to be dragging their feet on implementing the EC UWB decision of February 2007.

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