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To: JGoren who wrote (11981)	6/10/2000 10:29:00 AM
From: METMAN	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13582

U S WEST(R)Plans to Explore Ultra Wideband Wireless Technology for Data Networking .... Anyone see this from US West .... though it doesn't seem like a threat to HDR, I thought I'd just post this for reference sake. Sounds like point to point technology? rather than mobile? regards, metman siliconinvestor.com U S WEST(R) Takes Stake in Time Domain, Plans to Explore Ultra Wideband Wireless Technology for Data Networking DENVER, June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing in its commitment to identify, develop and deploy innovative technology to bring high-speed, high-bandwidth Internet and network connections to businesses and households, U S WEST (NYSE: USW) today took a minority stake in Time Domain Corp., the worldwide leader in Ultra Wideband, a new, wireless technology that enables significant advances and entirely new applications in wireless communications. Connected with the equity investment, U S WEST will evaluate Ultra Wideband technology for use in broadband data applications for businesses and consumers, including harnessing the cutting edge technology as a wireless local area network (LAN), linking and integrating next generations data appliances throughout a home or business. "Ultra Wideband is a promising technology which may have a compelling impact on the shape of advanced telecommunications services and how people and enterprises will use and benefit from them," said Ophyll D'Costa, vice president of Business Development for U S WEST. Time Domain developed the patented PulsON chipset, harnessing the power of Time Modulated Ultra Wideband, a fundamental new technology that efficiently uses wireless spectrum to produce high-speed and high-performance wireless capabilities for communications, as well as radar and precise positioning and tracking. PulsON uses a patented technique of timed pulses to communicate megabits of data using only microwatts of power, achieving unprecedented wireless channel capacity. (followed by the usual disclaimers)