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New from Samsung: UWB-enabled phones with ad hoc mesh routing for GSM net bypass

From a press release accompanying a photo-report from CeBIT by Daimaou: "UWB and Ad-hoc routing demo by Samsung at CeBIT," Akihabara News, 13 March:

"Samsung unveiled mobile phones using Ad-hoc Routing technology and demonstrated UWB technology which support phone-to-phone and phone-to-STB (set-top-box) wireless communications for the first time at CeBIT...

"With Samsung's UWB technology enabled phones, users can transfer large multimedia data such as DVD files and photos to another mobile phone without using the GSM network. Video clips can be quickly downloaded and be displayed instantly on the phone. Also, users can transfer the data to a set-top box and display them on TV. Using UWB technology, people can easily transfer DVD films to a Set-top box equipped with an embedded miniPCI card and enjoy TV viewing on the larger screen immediately...

"Samsung also demonstrated ad-hoc network routing technology using mobile phones for the first time. This technology enables users to chat, play multiplayer-game, share files and music without using GSM network or any access points (hot-spots). Each handset independently discovers and connects to other handsets to form a multi-hop ad-hoc network. Samsung's advanced ad-hoc network routing technology allows communication between mobile phones possible in range exceeding hundreds of meters, well beyond the standard scope of 20m to 50m...

"Samsung believes that these technologies will provide an entirely new mobile experience for customers and remains committed to continuing the adoption of innovative technologies..."

[At CeBIT, Samsung also unveiled a new model mobile phone with a built-in 8GB hard-disk.

[UWB: 13 March 2006]