Ultra Wideband (UWB) explained (and why it’s in the iPhone 11)

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
One of the new chips in this year crop of iPhones is the U1; it provides Ultra Wideband (UWB) connectivity that, in conjunction with
Internet of Things (IoT) technology, could offer a myriad of new services for enterprises and consumers.As Apple puts it, UWB technology
offers &spatial awareness" & the ability for your phone to recognize its surroundings and the objects in it
Essentially, one iPhone 11 user can point his or her phone at another and transfer a file or photo.While the technology isn't new, Apple
implementation marks the first time UWB has been used in a modern smartphone.What is Ultra Wideband? UWB is a short-range, wireless
communication protocol that & like Bluetooth or Wi-Fi & uses radio waves
But it differs substantially in that IT operates at a very high frequency
As its name denotes, it also uses a wide spectrum of several GHz
One way to think of it is as a radar that can continuously scan an entire room and precisely lock onto an object like a laser beam to
discover its location and communicate data.