Pulse Link chipset bumps UWB speed to 890MBPS

As reported here earlier, the future of very short range communication may very well be UWB. When cheaper chip sets are embedded into consumer devices, we may very well see an and to interconnecting wires in many applications. New speeds claimed by Pulse link may very well obsolete the HDMI cable in HDTV apps. As an interesting side note, there is no DRM in the UWB spec.

Pulse~LINK, one of the many entrants in the wireless HD technology race, has announced a new, ultra-wideband-based chipset that it claims can outdo the competition. According to an independent performance comparison (PDF) conducted by the EE Times and released by Pulse~LINK, the company’s UWB implementation, called CWave, delivers sustained close-range performance that’s more than 20x higher than its next-closest competitor. Specifically, Pulse~LINK promises between 480Mbps and 890Mbps, depending on transmission range. (from ARS Technica)

How does this improve access from the Third Pipe view point? Advances like this tend to migrate to other technologies, and technologies tend to migrate into unintended applications. How about 890MBPS hot spots at your local burger place or coffee stop?