Get to Know the UWB Alliance: FAQs and Key Information

The UWB Alliance advocates for global adoption of Ultra-Wideband (UWB) by protecting spectrum access, influencing regulations, and promoting interoperable standards. It serves as a unified voice across industries, engaging with regulators and standards bodies to enable a thriving market for all UWB technologies.

Members of the UWB Alliance include technology companies, chipset makers, automotive innovators, and system integrators. Together, they collaborate to shape UWB regulations and expand global adoption of the technology.

The Alliance’s technical team includes leaders like Jackie Green (Audio Engineering Society Fellow, SC-02-02b Chair), Ben Rolfe (IEEE 802.15.4ab Chair), and Dries Neirynck (ETSI TGUWB Secretary), whose expertise shapes international standards and strengthens the Alliance’s regulatory credibility.

Membership provides access to technical and regulatory working groups, influence over spectrum policy, and early visibility into regulatory changes. Members also benefit from industry collaboration, thought leadership opportunities, and support in expanding UWB applications globally.

Through direct engagement with regulatory bodies and technical representation in standards groups, the UWB Alliance ensures its members’ interests are heard early. This proactive approach allows companies to help shape the rules that affect their products and markets.

The UWB Alliance works directly with major regulatory and standards bodies, including the FCC, NTIA, CEPT, ETSI, and IEEE. Through active participation, technical leadership, and advocacy, the Alliance helps shape policies that support safe, efficient, and scalable UWB deployments worldwide.

The Alliance works closely with global regulatory bodies, including the FCC (U.S.), NTIA, and CEPT (Europe). These relationships help influence policy early in the process, enabling better outcomes for members and the broader UWB ecosystem.

The UWB Alliance plays a leading role in shaping CEPT policy by actively participating in working groups like SE-24. Its efforts helped achieve CEPT Decision 2024/1467, which modernized European rules to better support UWB use cases.

IEEE 802.15.4ab is a working group focused on updating the UWB PHY and MAC layers to improve performance, coexistence, and interoperability. The UWB Alliance actively contributes to this group, helping drive technical progress in global UWB standards.

The UWB Alliance collaborates with industry consortia like FiRa, the CCC, omlox, and others to align regulatory priorities. While each group has its focus, UWBA leads cross-industry efforts to ensure fair and flexible regulations for all UWB applications.

The UWB Alliance chairs the Audio Engineering Society’s SC-02-02 working group developing AES X-260, a UWB-based standard for low-latency wireless audio. It defines a common interface for interoperable consumer, Hi-Fi, and professional devices, building on IEEE 802.15.4ab.