Wireless USB Solution for Windows Mobile and Windows Embedded CE - Alereon and Stonestreet

Alereon and Stonestreet One announced a new wireless USB solution for Microsoft Windows Mobile and Windows Embedded CE platforms including cellular phones and PDAs. The solution consists of the Alereon AL4000 Certified Wireless USB chipset powered by Stonestreet One's UltraSuite for Windows Mobile.

Richard Smith, Stonestreet One, said:

The mobile and embedded device platform is an excellent fit for UWB technology. By combining our strengths in wireless software with Alereon's leadership in Wireless USB hardware, we are creating a breakthrough wireless capability for this important market…

Consumer and mobile electronics OEM devices which support compact flash (CF) and SDIO interfaces using Windows Mobile can now incorporate this advanced high speed wireless technology and connect with both legacy wired USB and Certified Wireless USB equipment and platforms, as specified by the USB Implementers Forum. The demonstration includes a Samsung i730 cellular phone with an embedded Certified Wireless USB chipset from Alereon running UltraSuite and WiCenter for Windows Mobile software, connected to a laptop running the Stonestreet UltraSuite and WiCenter PC software for Microsoft Windows.

Eric Broockman, Alereon, commented:

Alereon and Stonestreet One continue to be pioneers in enabling the mobile wireless USB platform. Cellular phone and PDA makers now have the ability to provide untethered solutions to their customers that can transfer data at high USB speeds. In addition, with the first solutions now certified by the USB-IF, consumer electronics manufacturers can move forward rapidly and with confidence that their products will interoperate with current and future certified solutions…

More info: Wireless USB Solution for Windows Mobile and Embedded CE