Ultrawidebandis a newtechnology in high speedwirelesscommunication, but the band′s widthwillfall into the frequencerangeofGPS, causeinterferenceto GPS signal.
But the market did make a few accurate predictions about technology trends: it concluded that products based on ultrawidebandtechnology would not be commercially available by July 2004, and correctly forecast the take-up rate for internet telephony.
While we Americans are probably taking for granted the legal status of ultrawidebandtechnology while we grumble over the RIAA, MPAA, and host of other pesky agencies, the folks in Europe still haven't had a taste of UWB in their own homeland.