FCC Proposes Modernizing Rules for Ultra-Wideband Devices
The Federal Communications Commission has proposed updating its rules for ultra-wideband (UWB), a low-power wireless technology used for location tracking and similar uses. The rules were first adopted in 2002 and have fallen behind, prompting many waiver requests for newer devices. The agency is asking for public comment on changes meant to allow new uses while protecting existing government and other users of the radio spectrum.
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What does it mean?
The FCC wants to change its decades-old rules for a short-range wireless technology that helps devices pinpoint locations. Right now, companies often have to ask for special permission to sell newer gadgets, and the agency wants to make that unnecessary. Anyone can comment on the proposal before it is finalized.
Who is affected?
Makers of UWB-equipped devices and people who use them, along with existing users of the radio spectrum.
What changes?
Before, the 2002 UWB rules had not kept up with new devices, so companies needed waivers; the FCC now proposes updated rules.