Posted on October 18, 2010.
Wireless USB could be the future of communication device Wireless USB is a new technology for speed and security of wired technology with the ease of wireless technology. Like Wi-Fi has been designated to replace the Ethernet cable, USB wireless technology intended to replace the current wired USB. Finally, you'll find USB wireless implemented in game controllers, cameras, hard drives, flash drives, printers, scanners, MP3 players and even mobile phones
Wireless USB technology works by using UWB or Ultra Wide Band. UWB is a wireless communication technology that enables the transmission of large amounts of digital data over a wide range of frequency bands for the very low energy consumption. This allows for wireless technology to be released from the restrictions at issue in connection with line of sight wireless. This means that the objects involved will not interfere with the wireless connection as much as is currently the case in certain technologies such as Bluetooth. Unlike Bluetooth wireless USB will not charge the consumer struggling with a matching process and is considered safer. It also proved to be faster than Bluetooth. The performance of the Wireless USB is designed to 480 Mbps at 3 meters and 10 meters 110Mbdps. It is designated to operate in the range of 3.1 to 10.6 GHz, if local regulations may restrict the operating range for a country or region.
Belkin has developed a combination wireless USB requires a USB antenna to be connected to your PC and a separate wireless USB hub that has 4 USB ports regular wired. This allows the wireless USB enabled PC to connect and communicate with all devices are connected. Early 2011, we start to see laptops with built in USB wireless antennas for use with USB devices wirelessly. Lenovo has announced the production of such a unit.
Wireless USB technology is mature enough, which has seen its development started in early 2004. At that time, the Wireless USB Promoter Group was formed to define specifications involved in Wireless USB. This group was composed of organizations such as Microsoft, HP, Intel, NEC Corp., Philips, Agere Systems, and Samsung. The specification process was completed in May 2005, with initial test models produced by June 2006. With the first models available for testing by the FCC in October 2006, the first complete Host Wire Adapter and Device Wire Adapter, we have approved. Surprisingly, the first retail product was sent in mid-2007 by IOGear.
A powerful feature designed into the architecture Wireless USB is the ability for a maximum of 127 devices to be connected directly to a host. Wireless USB compatible with new dual role, or the ability of a device when connected to a PC acting as a device, and at other times when you are connected to another device as an act of host limited capacity. An example of this would be a camera when connected to a PC as a device, yet when connected directly to a printer as host limited.
It is expected that in the year we start to see a lot of wireless USB devices hit the market for consumers. It is an exciting technology designed to help consumers to become truly mobile, and I, for one am tired of the cables.