Wireless weapons of war: the size of this arsenal is matched only by the varying capabilities within.(Bluetooth, WiBro, WiFi, DVB-H, WiMax, Ultrawideband)(Column)

CED, April, 2006 by Ellis, Leslie

It seems you can hardly turn around without bumping into yet another flavor of wireless, with yet another multi-company support group behind it, promising yet another way for consumers to get more stuff faster, and without wires.

In this roundup, we break down 10 of the big names in wireless techniques: Ukrawideband, Bluetooth, WiMax (fixed and mobile), WiBro, WiFi and "the 802.11s," DVB-H, and "the 3Gs."

Here's the big takeaway from the wireless explosion: Without much variation, all of the competing standards bod ies and efforts listed below target the same ending: An untethered broadband world, where all of your devices with embedded radios work the way you want them to, regardless of where you are, whose network you're on, what you're trying to...

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