14 DAY TRIAL // Intel and Realtek are determined to promote the newest initiative in the USB playground: the wireless USB, or, as friends call it, the WUSB. The companies have announced the demonstration of the RTU7105 Wireless USB device solution with Intel's Wireless UWB Link 3480 Single-Chip CMOS Wireless USB host at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
The companies want to show their products can work with one another in multiple WiMedia band groups, including multiple bands that meet the existing worldwide standards and specifications. This will surely be an initiative only advised users will enjoy, but the novelty is that it will be the first public demonstration of WUSB interoperability involving single-chip solutions.
"We are extremely pleased to collaborate with Intel in this demonstration," said Ran Yan, senior vice president of Realtek. "We anticipate that the debut of Intel's single-chip Wireless USB Host solution will be seen as the signal that the market for this technology is about to take off. Realtek is ready to bring an optimized and ultra-compact device solution into all Wireless USB peripherals."
Some other industry's firsts will be comprised in the demonstration, such as the first public demonstration of Wireless USB interoperability involving single-chip solutions for both host and device. Another first will be the interoperability demonstration involving dual-band operation, with support for WiMedia Band Groups 1 & 3, including multiple bands, WiMedia band 3 (4.224~4.752GHz) and band 9 (7.392 - 7.920GHz), that meet existing worldwide regulatory requirements.
"We are pleased to work with Realtek to show the true potential of Wireless USB," said Jose Avalos, general manager of Intel's Ultra-Wideband Networking Operation. "With compact, single-chip solutions at both ends of the link that are capable of operating worldwide, the stage is set for Wireless USB to take off in 2008."