Alereon, a leading fabless semiconductor company developing wireless solutions for the Ultrawideband (UWB) and Wireless USB (WUSB) markets, with Intel, showed a fully integrated prototype running at 480 Mbps. The demonstration at the Wireless USB Developers Conference included a WUSB Media Access Controller (MAC) from Intel, and a WUSB physical layer (PHY) from Alereon running at the maximum speed for WUSB.

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"Today's demonstration is a real milestone in the progress of WUSB development," said Jeff Ravencraft, Intel Technology strategist and USB-IF president and chairman. "Intel will continue evolving the PC, with an emphasis on wireless connectivity to make it easier for people to connect to their favorite computer peripherals."