Ultra-wideband (UWB): Dead or Alive?

Even though academic researchers do not become principally frustrated with their research- trajectory and/or outcome, they must be continuously backed up by handsome funds until their researches come to conclusions. It was a serious matter of thinking to many researchers when Intel pulled its support for UWB and supporter WiQuest shut down later in 2008. Even, Tzero closed up shop in 2009. These eventually carried the ultimate of this technology, leaving the small sentence "UWB is all but dead". However, Thanks to Samsung, Alereon, CSR, Staccato for their endless effort to bring the UWB in today's market!
Last year, Hanshin Information Technology announced the beginning the mass production for its wireless USB (WUSB) multimedia solution. They designed HUWB-3000 Kit to connect any windows-based computer to HDTV or projector wirelessly. This uses an UWB connection to send audio and video.

Hanshin Icreon HUWB-3000 Kit

In this year, Samsung has introduced its Central Station to wirelessly connect laptop to stunning 23" or 27" LED-backlit full 1080p HD display and up to four USB devices. It provides you an expanded desktop workspace when you need it, without sacrificing portability when you don't. This amazing device has used Alereon UWB wireless solutions!

Samsung Central Station

I still rationally think UWB is a promising candidate to pioneer high rate WPAN. Even, many analysts think Intel will buy the UWB technology at the end. I would like to say that UWB is not dead at all; we have great expectations from this technology and hence should give more time to adequately bring UWB in our daily life. lastly, let's watch a video where Alereon's Mike Krell talks about the current state of ultra-wideband (UWB) technology and demonstrates its use in wireless HDMI and docking stations.

What should we bear in our mind- UWB is alive, isn't it? Long live UWB.