Panasonic met last month with FCC Office of Engineering and Techn...
Panasonic met last month with FCC Office of Engineering and Technology officials on plans to introduce low-power 60- GHz WirelessHD devices, an ex parte shows. But Panasonic gave the FCC no more specific product plans than when it showed…
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WirelessHD at the last CES, a spokesman told our affiliate Consumer Electronics Daily. The Digital Transmission Licensing Administrator is “in the final steps” of approving Digital Transmission Content Protection for WirelessHD, the ex parte said. Panasonic told the agency it thinks WirelessHD will gain wide consumer and CE industry acceptance because it transmits uncompressed HD video throughout the house “without quality deterioration,” the ex parte said. Since WirelessHD avoids cable clutter, “users can enjoy greater freedom in design and positioning of their home theater” equipment, Panasonic said.