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Qorvo completed its acquisition of Decawave, a pioneer in ultra-wideband (UWB) technology and provider of UWB solutions for mobile, automotive and IoT applications. The Decawave team has become the Ultra-Wideband Business Unit (UWBU) within Qorvo Mobile Products.

Imagine being able to get the precise location and directions to your keys or TWS earbuds when they lie concealed underneath your sofa cushion? Or the option to get directions to specific stores within a mall? Or the option to securely unlock your car or office door as you approach them. That’s what the Ultra-wideband […]

Decawave claims it’s the first to announce UWB chipsets that support the IEEE 4z mobile security standard.

Ultra-wideband (UWB) is a short-range, wireless communication protocol that operates through radio waves, enables secure reliable ranging and precision sensing, creating a new dimension of spatial context for wireless devices. Makerfabs ESP32 UWB module is based on DW1000, it acts like a cont

Using ESP32 UWB Ultra Wideband Module based on DW1000 Module BU01 to measure distance with Arduino DW1000 library & Antenna Delay Calibration

AC power plugs and sockets connect electric equipment to the alternating current (AC) mains electricity power supply in buildings and at other sites. Electrical plugs and sockets differ from one another in voltage and current rating, shape, size, and connector type. Different standard systems of plugs and sockets are used around the world.

It was recently announced that ING Bank was to pilot Project NEAR, ING’s industry’s first UWB Peer-to-Peer payments application.

This amendment sets out the transition period for the certification, manufacture, importation, distribution, lease, offer for sale or selling of vehicular radar devices using ultra-wideband technology in the 22-29 GHz frequency band.

What is IEEE 802.15.4 HRP UWB? IEEE 802.15.4 HRP UWB is quickly gaining market adoption by enabling new applications such as advanced ranging, LBS, and secure point-to-point service.

Apple wants to expand the abilities of HomeKit by making it possible for devices to communicate with wall outlets, units which could potentially track the location of other HomeKit hardware, as well as potentially simplify the configuration of new HomeKit devices with others.

The Zigbee 3.0 protocol is designed for noisy RF environments in commercial and industrial applications – making it an ideal choice for low-cost, low-power wireless IoT networks.

Zigbee is an IEEE 802.15.4-based specification for a suite of high-level communication protocols used to create personal area networks with small, low-power digital radios, such as for home automation, medical device data collection, and other low-power low-bandwidth needs, designed for small scale projects which need wireless connection. Hence, Zigbee is a low-power, low data rate, and close proximity (i.e., personal area) wireless ad hoc network.

Smart heating meter capable of measure the temperature variation and connecting to a smart system.

Build a secure In-home energy display to track and manage energy consumption using NXP connectivity and processing products.

Decades-old ultra-wideband technology is enjoying a renaissance in secure access and beyond Like Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, ultra-wideband (UWB) is a wireless technology that uses radio waves for communications. By operating at a very high frequency and using a wide spectrum, UWB outperforms other wireless technologies in terms of accuracy, robustness in wireless connectivity, and security.…

Developers can now implement Ultra-Wideband (UWB) support in their apps with Android Jetpack after it was only available for system apps.

The tech will make features like AirDrop more powerful and can help you find lost items or easily manage nearby appliances using just your smartphone.

The Nearby Interaction framework streams distance and direction between opted-in Apple devices containing the U1 chip. Discover how this...

Apple has announced a new 'Nearby Interaction' framework, that will allow developers to take advantage of the iPhone's U1 chip in iOS 14.

Opening the Find My feature to other companies was seen as an olive branch to developers. But Apple threatened legal action if developers talked about the software.

Tile is preparing to introduce a new product this year that will serve as a rival to Apple’s long-awaited AirTags and other lost-item trackers coming to the market, including those from Samsung, TechCrunch has learned. While previous Tile trackers have leveraged Bluetooth to help users locate lost items — like a misplaced set of keys, […]

See how Real-Time Location System (RTLS) on Ultra-wideband (UWB) technology helps organizations to be more productive, cost-effective and safe..

Imagine a world where you never have to worry about your assets running out of power. UWB asset tracking can make this dream a reality! Self-powered, batteryless technology will be the key for widespread use of UWB - spanning a wide range of IoT devices - tags, product packaging, labels. In this article, we will discuss how UWB technology can be used to track assets without the need for a battery.

Ultra-wideband (UWB) radars are sensors allowing to track people in critical environments and situations. The results reached by single UWB sensors for such applications have shown that they are able to detect and track a person very well in a single person scenario. However, in multiple moving person scenarios, the ability of a single UWB sensor to detect several persons is usually significantly reduced. This is caused by a mutual shielding among people. In this paper, we will deal with the mutual shielding effect and its impacts, as well as with the methods of improving multiple moving person tracking by UWB radars. Firstly, we will provide a comprehensive description of the mutual shielding effect. Then, based on its analyses, we will state three complementary approaches created by the authors of this paper to reduce its impacts. They include an enhancement of the low-level echo of the targets, radar antenna array positioning at a convenient height, UWB sensor network application and, finally, their mutual combinations. The properties of those approaches will be demonstrated by two experimental measurements aimed at through wall tracking of two and three people, respectively. The results obtained in the experiments will illustrate the mutual shielding effect and the potential of the methods we have proposed to reduce its impacts.