Wireless connections between PCs and peripherals and the Web will become more important in the market than wired connectivity options because of the rapid growth of PC and other mobile consumer electronics devices.

Since most digital interconnects are adopted first in PCs and then by consumer electronics, winners and losers in the wireless connectivity race will be determined by their ability to win—and hang on to—sockets in the mobile PC backplane, says Qasim Inam, In-Stat analyst and author of the report..

Over the long term, the two wireless technologies will co-exist in PCs and complementary products, Inam says, and although legacy wired interconnects will exist on the PC platform for several years usage should transition to UWB in a very short time.

The In-Stat report, "PC Wireless Interconnects 2007: Nirvana for PC or Chaos?" provides PC and PC wireless interconnect forecasts through 2011.

For more basic information on UWB technology, see the following articles,

Inside UWB design: A tutorial.

Stacking up high-speed Bluetooth against Certified Wireless USB .