http://gigaom.com/2008/10/31/ultra-wideband-near-death-as-wiquest-shuts-down/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:47:41 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://gigaom.com/2008/10/31/ultra-wideband-near-death-as-wiquest-shuts-down/#comment-941119 802.11n To Win The Wireless HD Video Sweepstakes Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:32:49 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=27687#comment-941119 <p>[...] Malik | Wednesday, April 29, 2009 | 6:32 AM PT | 0 comments Given that the wireless networking technology Ultrawideband (UWB) is on its deathbed and WirelessHD and WHDI are yet to gain any real momentum, it seems that the winner of wireless HD [...]</p> [...] Malik | Wednesday, April 29, 2009 | 6:32 AM PT | 0 comments Given that the wireless networking technology Ultrawideband (UWB) is on its deathbed and WirelessHD and WHDI are yet to gain any real momentum, it seems that the winner of wireless HD [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2008/10/31/ultra-wideband-near-death-as-wiquest-shuts-down/#comment-935270 Nate Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:08:18 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=27687#comment-935270 <p>Standards wars...figures, well there goes my easy solution for my gaming device. Looks like my prototype is a one of with this news. Maybe I can find the D-link version alot cheaper than 200 bucks now...ebay discount shopping time unless I figure something better to use for wireless data.</p> Standards wars…figures, well there goes my easy solution for my gaming device. Looks like my prototype is a one of with this news. Maybe I can find the D-link version alot cheaper than 200 bucks now…ebay discount shopping time unless I figure something better to use for wireless data.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2008/10/31/ultra-wideband-near-death-as-wiquest-shuts-down/#comment-931917 UWB Meltdown Continues, WiMedia Alliance Disbands « Ads Sanrego Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:35:01 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=27687#comment-931917 <p>[...] standards don’t die a quick death in most cases. For years after the market has abandoned a failed standard, it still exists in orphaned products hoping for eventual resurrection. Yesterday, EETimes reported [...]</p> [...] standards don’t die a quick death in most cases. For years after the market has abandoned a failed standard, it still exists in orphaned products hoping for eventual resurrection. Yesterday, EETimes reported [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2008/10/31/ultra-wideband-near-death-as-wiquest-shuts-down/#comment-931884 UWB Meltdown Continues, WiMedia Alliance Disbands Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:38:49 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=27687#comment-931884 <p>[...] comments Technology standards don’t die a quick death in most cases. For years after the market has abandoned a failed standard, it still exists in orphaned products hoping for eventual resurrection. Yesterday, EETimes reported [...]</p> [...] comments Technology standards don’t die a quick death in most cases. For years after the market has abandoned a failed standard, it still exists in orphaned products hoping for eventual resurrection. Yesterday, EETimes reported [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2008/10/31/ultra-wideband-near-death-as-wiquest-shuts-down/#comment-923191 New Ultra-Wide Band Storage Device: The Leyio | PSFK Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:36:57 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=27687#comment-923191 <p>[...] expanded and improved in recent years.  Now a new device, dubbed the Leyio, hopes to push the rarely used ultra-wide band technology into a new direction for communication with digital data.  The premise [...]</p> [...] expanded and improved in recent years.  Now a new device, dubbed the Leyio, hopes to push the rarely used ultra-wide band technology into a new direction for communication with digital data.  The premise [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2008/10/31/ultra-wideband-near-death-as-wiquest-shuts-down/#comment-913930 Ultra-wideband Players Get $20M to Merge - GigaOM Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:22:06 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=27687#comment-913930 <p>[...] have my doubts about the future of UWB, the high-speed personal area networking technology, after the closure of UWB chipmaker WiQuest, the bankruptcy of UWB chip firm Focus Enhancements and [...]</p> [...] have my doubts about the future of UWB, the high-speed personal area networking technology, after the closure of UWB chipmaker WiQuest, the bankruptcy of UWB chip firm Focus Enhancements and [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2008/10/31/ultra-wideband-near-death-as-wiquest-shuts-down/#comment-911160 Ultra-wideband Decline Proves Perils of Chip Investment - GigaOM Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:00:49 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=27687#comment-911160 <p>[...] its doors when it was unable to raise more money or find a buyer for its technology. That led to heralds of doom for Ultra-wideband, with analysts and media blaming long-delayed product launches, expensive chips and a hostile [...]</p> [...] its doors when it was unable to raise more money or find a buyer for its technology. That led to heralds of doom for Ultra-wideband, with analysts and media blaming long-delayed product launches, expensive chips and a hostile [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2008/10/31/ultra-wideband-near-death-as-wiquest-shuts-down/#comment-910983 Efinditnow › Intel Done With Ultra Wideband Development, Leaving it for Dead [Wireless] Thu, 06 Nov 2008 08:12:38 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=27687#comment-910983 <p>[...] consumer products, a healthy dose of public apathy and a lack of integrated support from most major electronics companies doesn’t leave much [...]</p> [...] consumer products, a healthy dose of public apathy and a lack of integrated support from most major electronics companies doesn’t leave much [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2008/10/31/ultra-wideband-near-death-as-wiquest-shuts-down/#comment-910960 Gadget» Blog Archive » Intel Done With Ultra Wideband Development, Leaving it for Dead [Wireless] Thu, 06 Nov 2008 05:05:20 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=27687#comment-910960 <p>[...] consumer products, a healthy dose of public apathy and a lack of integrated support from most major electronics companies doesn’t leave much [...]</p> [...] consumer products, a healthy dose of public apathy and a lack of integrated support from most major electronics companies doesn’t leave much [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2008/10/31/ultra-wideband-near-death-as-wiquest-shuts-down/#comment-910771 Will ultra-wideband high-speed wireless technology ever find its market? » VentureBeat Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:45:07 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=27687#comment-910771 <p>[...] week, the wireless chip start-up WiQuest shut its doors as its VC backers decided to give up on the maker of ultra-wideband wireless chips. The closure of [...]</p> [...] week, the wireless chip start-up WiQuest shut its doors as its VC backers decided to give up on the maker of ultra-wideband wireless chips. The closure of [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2008/10/31/ultra-wideband-near-death-as-wiquest-shuts-down/#comment-910276 Ultra-Wideband At Death’s Door? - Standards dispute claims another startup…. | remove the labels | Gadgets and Life Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:20:00 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=27687#comment-910276 <p>[...] or coaxial). Unfortunately UWB has been bogged down in a standards war for many years, and now GigaOM notes that the technology has seen better days, as UWB startup WiQuest this week closed its doors [...]</p> [...] or coaxial). Unfortunately UWB has been bogged down in a standards war for many years, and now GigaOM notes that the technology has seen better days, as UWB startup WiQuest this week closed its doors [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2008/10/31/ultra-wideband-near-death-as-wiquest-shuts-down/#comment-910242 Stacey Higginbotham Mon, 03 Nov 2008 23:39:04 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=27687#comment-910242 <p>Laurent, Wi-Fi wants to be both a PAN and a video networking option. Also for video there's WHDI using 5GHz and Wireless HD at 60 GHz. Here are two stories outlining these: video: http://gigaom.com/2008/04/09/wireless-hd-is-the-new-front-in-a-standards-war/ Wi-Fi: http://gigaom.com/2008/08/15/vcs-hope-to-see-wi-fi-everywhere/</p> Laurent, Wi-Fi wants to be both a PAN and a video networking option. Also for video there’s WHDI using 5GHz and Wireless HD at 60 GHz. Here are two stories outlining these: video: http://gigaom.com/2008/04/09/wireless-hd-is-the-new-front-in-a-standards-war/ Wi-Fi: http://gigaom.com/2008/08/15/vcs-hope-to-see-wi-fi-everywhere/

]]> http://gigaom.com/2008/10/31/ultra-wideband-near-death-as-wiquest-shuts-down/#comment-909925 Ultra-Wideband At Death’s Door? - Standards dispute claims another startup…. | Voip Blog Sun, 02 Nov 2008 21:19:11 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=27687#comment-909925 <p>[...] or coaxial). Unfortunately UWB has been bogged down in a standards war for many years, and now GigaOM notes that the technology has seen better days, as UWB startup WiQuest this week closed its doors [...]</p> [...] or coaxial). Unfortunately UWB has been bogged down in a standards war for many years, and now GigaOM notes that the technology has seen better days, as UWB startup WiQuest this week closed its doors [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2008/10/31/ultra-wideband-near-death-as-wiquest-shuts-down/#comment-909775 Laurent Sun, 02 Nov 2008 07:51:23 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=27687#comment-909775 <p>If UWB is going down the drain then what technology should prevail for short distances high throughput PAN like networks. Getting rid of all these cables behind home theaters sounded like a great proposition to me.</p> If UWB is going down the drain then what technology should prevail for short distances high throughput PAN like networks. Getting rid of all these cables behind home theaters sounded like a great proposition to me.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2008/10/31/ultra-wideband-near-death-as-wiquest-shuts-down/#comment-909608 Confirmed: WiQuest.com Officially Closed Its Doors | FuckedStartups Sat, 01 Nov 2008 20:13:58 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=27687#comment-909608 <p>[...] reports it (here)… and from EETimes (here) This is a sad day for the more than 120 employees of the Allen, [...]</p> [...] reports it (here)… and from EETimes (here) This is a sad day for the more than 120 employees of the Allen, [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2008/10/31/ultra-wideband-near-death-as-wiquest-shuts-down/#comment-909591 Roundup: Campaign enters last weekend, specter of deflation looms, tech layoffs soar » VentureBeat Sat, 01 Nov 2008 18:02:45 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=27687#comment-909591 <p>[...] A technology on its last legs — Ultra-wideband wireless networking technology loses promoter as WiQuest shuts down. [...]</p> [...] A technology on its last legs — Ultra-wideband wireless networking technology loses promoter as WiQuest shuts down. [...]

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