Short Range Wireless

The Cambridge Wireless Short-range Wireless Special Interest Group focuses on the underlying technologies, and the applications, of short-range wireless links.  The group's scope encompasses standards and areas such as Bluetooth, Near-Field Communications (NFC), Ultra Wide-Band (UWB), WiFi and Zigbee, typically using unlicensed spectrum including the ISM (Industrial, Science, Medical) bands.  Proprietary systems and less well-known standards that use the same frequency bands and target similar application areas are also included in the group's scope.

 
This SIG is championed by the following people: 

Peter George, Antony Rix of TTP and Tim Whittaker of Cambridge Consultants

The group seeks to

  •  address issues such as spectrum availability, interoperability, testability and usability
  • share knowledge between developers and users of the technology both on the available standards and on relevant proprietary technologies 
  •  share expertise on development issues such as product certifications and export licence controls 
  •  showcase and promote the use of wireless communications in a broad range of markets including consumer electronics, enterprises, healthcare, industry and security
  • explore new business opportunities for members in these technologies and their applications. 

It is expected that 2-3 meetings will be held each year.

Recent Event
Short Range Wireless SIG 8th July 2010, The Technology Partnership (TTP), Cambridge. “Masterclass - Essentials of short range wireless communications” 

To view the presentations at this event, follow the links below.......

  • Nick Hunn, WiFore ‘Essentials of short-range wireless standards’
  • Antony Rix, The Technology Partnership – ‘Wireless beyond standards – drivers and opportunities’

    For presentations from earlier SIG events please click here

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    Next Event  

    Joint Wireless Sensing SIG and Short Range Wireless SIG, "Sensing from Radio"

    This event discusses in depth where wireless itself provides the transduction, and possibly the data carrier too. This SIG will showcase the features available, discuss the potential business implications and applications and share expert knowledge regarding this new avenue of development.

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    This half-day event is championed by Tim Whittaker of Cambridge Consultants, Peter George and Antony Rix of TTP from the Short Range Wireless SIG and Rob Blake of Philips Research UK, Dirk Trossen of Cambridge University, Eiman Kanjo of Cambridge Mobile Sensing and Simon Loe of Alcatel Lucent from the Wireless Sensing SIG. We are also very grateful to Rohde & Schwarz for sponsoring this event.

     
    Wireless systems have been an invaluable part of sensing and telemetry for a long time, and will continue to provide cost savings, and also to enable completely new applications, for the foreseeable future. However, the radio system itself can be used for sensing and measuring things like location, medical phenomena, even the weather. In this joint session of the Short-Range Wireless and Sensing SIGs we will present a range of topics where wireless itself provides the transduction, and possibly the data carrier too.

    As well as providing transport for data, a wireless link can work as a sensor, delivering information about weather and the environment, location of devices, and other more specialised measurements.  Speakers will discuss in depth applications where wireless itself detects and measures physical phenomena, often as a free by-product of the data transport.  Our sponsor, Rohde & Schwarz, is a long-standing expert in this area, and other contributors use sensing by wireless as a significant part of their businesses.  This SIG will showcase the features available, discuss the potential business implications and applications and share expert knowledge regarding this new avenue of development.

    Speakers so far include:

    This event provides an excellent platform to examine the newest application developments surrounding radio and other related topics. This is combined with ample time to network and discuss with leading experts in this field, factors that make this event unmissable.


    Events are FREE to Cambridge Wireless Members. Tickets for non-members are £150.00 plus VAT.
    To join Cambridge Wireless, and attend all future events for free please visit: www.cambridgewireless.co.uk/sign-up
     
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