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• The Wireless Home Office Approaches, According to ABI Research

  - 2008-10-02

  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- After a long wait, the first stage of what will become the "wireless home office" is arriving. Some home office UWB (ultra-wideband) products are now hitting retailers' shelves, and more are expected by the end of the year. These are mainly in the wireless USB category, the...

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• Real-time Intelligence Visualization Is Becoming the New RTLS, Says ABI Research

  - 2008-09-22

  NEW YORK -- Recent decades have seen the widespread adoption of short-range wireless communications, including wireless LANs (Wi-Fi), ultra-wideband UWB, and RFID. All of these can be used as part of real-time location systems RTLS. But according to a new Research Brief from ABI Research, a preoccupation with the technologies...

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• As the Bluetooth SIG Announces its Use of 802.11, Questions Loom About Ultra-Wideband's Future, According to ABI Research

  - 2008-05-15

  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Members of the Bluetooth SIG Special Interest Group announced the development of Bluetooth over 802.11, giving Bluetooth a boost in data rate transfer and helping to quench consumer demand for added speed. Consequently, the UWB (Ultra-Wideband) market worries that this announcement may slow down or even suspend...

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• From a Standing Start, Ultra-Wideband Equipment Shipments Will Exceed 400 Million in 2013, Says ABI Research

  - 2008-03-12

  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- In 2006 it appeared that the market launch of ultra-wideband UWB was imminent. Several factors conspired to delay that, but ABI Research now expects UWB to see very strong growth starting in 2008, finding its first success in laptops and computer peripherals, and eventually in mobile handsets....

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• ABI Research says there will be room for both wireless USB and UWB Bluetooth.(MARKET INTELLIGENCE)

  - 2006-08-01

  Certified Wireless USB and UWB Bluetooth offer differing opportunities for vendors aiming at mass markets for devices using short-range connectivity. Will they have to choose one or the other? A recent ABI Research study has concluded that there wi Certified Wireless USB and UWB...

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• ABI Research Says There Will Be Room for Both Wireless USB and UWB Bluetooth

  - 2006-07-31

  OYSTER BAY, N.Y. -- Certified Wireless USB and UWB Bluetooth offer differing opportunities for vendors aiming at mass markets for devices using short-range connectivity. Will they have to choose one or the other? A recent ABI Research study has concluded that there will be room for both.

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• UWB to Reach 300M Shipments in 2011 (Electronic News)

  - 2006-05-22

  Ultrawideband may face some hurdles, but the wireless technology won't be stopped. According to ABI Research, the market will see nearly 300 million UWB shipments in 2011. The firm disputes the idea that the lack of standardization is a major barrier to growth in the...

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• ABI Research Forecasts Ultrawideband Shipments to Reach Nearly 300 Million in 2011 Despite Apparent Barriers

  - 2006-05-15

  OYSTER BAY, N.Y. -- Several formidable-looking barriers appear, at first glance, to pose serious obstacles to widespread commercial success for Ultrawideband UWB. But closer examination reveals that few of them will drastically inhibit the market, which a new ABI Research study forecasts will see nearly 300 million UWB shipments in...

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• Bluetooth Market to Exceed 500M Radios in 2006 (Electronic News)

  - 2006-03-20

  After an explosive year of growth in 2005 that has seen the Bluetooth market more than double, 2006 looks set to provide another healthy year of sales for Bluetooth vendors, according to Oyster Bay-N.Y.-based ABI Research. In a new study ABI Research concludes that the...

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• Continuous Wave UWB: ABI Research considers the "Other" Ultrawideband.

  - 2005-05-17

  M2 PRESSWIRE-17 May 2005-ABI Research: Continuous Wave UWB: ABI Research considers the "Other" UltrawidebandC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:17052005 Oyster Bay, NY - The Multiband OFDM technology proposed by the MBOA Alliance and a host of industry heavyweights, and its rival DS-UWB...

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