Seminars

Ultra Wide Band (UWB) is a new wireless technology developed to transmit large amounts of data over very short distances. UWB devices are designed to operate at very low power levels, enabling them in theory, to share spectrum with traditionally licensed services over a wide range of frequencies without adverse impact to those services. Potential applications of UWB are high-speed wireless networking in the workplace or at home, ground penetrating radar for geological surveys and search and rescue, wall penetrating imaging in construction, vehicular radar for collision avoidance, medical imaging, and hand-held communication and measurement systems.

The Ministry has released an engineering discussion paper seeking submissions from the industry and stakeholders, on spectrum allocation and technical standards for UWB devices. In conjunction with this paper, the Ministry is planning to hold seminars in Auckland and Wellington to clarify and discuss issues raised. The details of the seminars are given below:

Auckland

10:00am Friday 15 April 2005

Stamford Plaza

22 Albert St

Auckland Central

Wellington

10:00am Wednesday 20 April 2005

Rangi Marie Room 1

Te Papa

Cable St

Wellington

Confirmation of your attendance together with your choice of venue should be sent to radiospectrum@med.govt.nz.