Rump Sessions

Ultra-Wideband: Marketplace Arrival

Tuesday, January 9, 2007
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 PM

Moderators:
Roger Kaul, Johns Hopkins University
Gregory Lyons, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
 
Ultra-wideband (UWB) technology is entering the marketplace in several forms following FCC approval in February 2002.   The low power spectral density and multiple GHz of bandwidth have enabled a variety of applications including high-data-rate short-range communications, high-range-resolution short-range radars, and accurate location schemes.  Several speakers from industry will begin the session with presentations on the development, implementation, and arrival into the marketplace of these UWB applications.  The second half of the session will be open for questions from the audience.

Speakers to include:

"WiMedia UWB solution for worldwide commercial deployment"
Roberto Aiello, Staccato Communications & WiMedia Alliance

"Safety Through Surveillance - UWB radar as key to increasing road safety"
Ian Gresham, M/A-COM

"Spectral Keying: General Atomics' unique approach to UWB"
Naiel Askar, General Atomics

"UWB RFID & Location for Safety"
Robert Fontana, Multispectral Solutions, Inc.

"Ground Penetrating Radar "
Dean Goodman, Geophysical Archaeometry Laboratory