ULTRA-WIDEBAND (UWB) FOR THE IOT– A FINE RANGING REVOLUTION?

Thanks to its unique precision, robustness, and reliability, Ultra-Wideband (UWB) has reemerged as a secure, fine-ranging technology capable of enabling a wide range of innovative location-based user experiences and services that previous wireless technologies have been unable to effectively support. This includes a combination of device-to-device and device-to-infrastructure applications, including hands-free secure vehicle and building access, indoor localization, asset tracking, hands-free payments, seamless smart home interaction, and automation, augmented reality, gaming, and a whole range of emerging smart building, smart city, industrial, and other IoT applications. While there are numerous hurdles for the technology to overcome—including standardization and interoperability, widespread chipset and device availability, greater education, and awareness, among others—ABI