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Wireless HD Gains Steam with Panasonic, Samsung Investments
Panasonic and Samsung have invested in SiBeam, developer of 60 GHz wireless HD technology and a competitor of Amimon, Tzero, 802.11n and others.
12.12.2008 — Samsung and Panasonic have increased their stake in wireless HD with an investment in SiBeam, developer of WirelessHD technology.
The announcement was made just about the same time Amimon, a SiBeam competitor, announced it had sold its 100,000th wireless HD chipset.
CE manufacturers seem to be going back-and-forth and hedging their bets on several of the new purveyors of wireless HD solutions, including SiBeam (WirelessHD), Amimon (Wireless Home Digital Interface or WHDI), Tzero, Radiospire, Pulse-Link and others.
In the past, Samsung has put itself in both the Amimon and SiBeam camps. The latest move may signal that that CE manufacturer has made up its mind once and for all.
Panasonic has generally thrown its support behind SiBeam for wireless HD, but the TV maker also is heavily entrenched in powerline-based HD.
SiBeam's OmniLink60 technology operates in the 60 GHz band and the company claims it is the "world's first to be developed and produced in CMOS."
The technology allegedly delivers uncompressed, lossless high-definition audio, video and data at 4 Gbps rates, "end to end."
Amimon's WHDI technology delivers uncompressed video at data rates of up to 3 Gbps in the 40 MHz channel in the 5 GHz band, according to the company.
Still, there is a distinct lack of wireless HD product on the market, including devices from Monster, Gefen and Belkin (Flywire), all of which have been promoted for a couple of years.
Monster Cable, which decided to create its own wireless HD technology after abandoning Tzero (based on UWB), is now developing its own technology with Sigma Designs.
Monster product manager Elbert Lee says that delays from all of the would-be wireless HD developers stem from issues with cost and the available technology.
While the technology challenges are expected to be conquered, price is expected to stay high for quite some time, Lee says, citing the cost of the components.
Wireless HD products (HDMI compatible, but not sanctioned by HDMI Licensing) are expected to retail for about $900 for a transmitter and receiver.
Samsung and Panasonic did not disclose the amount of their investment in SiBeam, nor details on product releases.
Panasonic did demonstrate a prototype SiBeam solution at CES 2008 and "we anticipate bringing such products to market next year," says Brad McManus, director of Panasonic venture group.
The announcement was made just about the same time Amimon, a SiBeam competitor, announced it had sold its 100,000th wireless HD chipset.
CE manufacturers seem to be going back-and-forth and hedging their bets on several of the new purveyors of wireless HD solutions, including SiBeam (WirelessHD), Amimon (Wireless Home Digital Interface or WHDI), Tzero, Radiospire, Pulse-Link and others.
In the past, Samsung has put itself in both the Amimon and SiBeam camps. The latest move may signal that that CE manufacturer has made up its mind once and for all.
Panasonic has generally thrown its support behind SiBeam for wireless HD, but the TV maker also is heavily entrenched in powerline-based HD.
SiBeam's OmniLink60 technology operates in the 60 GHz band and the company claims it is the "world's first to be developed and produced in CMOS."
The technology allegedly delivers uncompressed, lossless high-definition audio, video and data at 4 Gbps rates, "end to end."
Amimon's WHDI technology delivers uncompressed video at data rates of up to 3 Gbps in the 40 MHz channel in the 5 GHz band, according to the company.
Still, there is a distinct lack of wireless HD product on the market, including devices from Monster, Gefen and Belkin (Flywire), all of which have been promoted for a couple of years.
Monster Cable, which decided to create its own wireless HD technology after abandoning Tzero (based on UWB), is now developing its own technology with Sigma Designs.
Monster product manager Elbert Lee says that delays from all of the would-be wireless HD developers stem from issues with cost and the available technology.
While the technology challenges are expected to be conquered, price is expected to stay high for quite some time, Lee says, citing the cost of the components.
Wireless HD products (HDMI compatible, but not sanctioned by HDMI Licensing) are expected to retail for about $900 for a transmitter and receiver.
Samsung and Panasonic did not disclose the amount of their investment in SiBeam, nor details on product releases.
Panasonic did demonstrate a prototype SiBeam solution at CES 2008 and "we anticipate bringing such products to market next year," says Brad McManus, director of Panasonic venture group.