In an effort to drive toward the completion of a Wireless USB 1.1 specification by the middle of 2009, the Wireless USB Promoter Group is soliciting contributors to the Wireless USB 1.1 specification definition.

The Wireless USB Promoter Group public website (www.usb.org/wusb11/contribute) outlines the process to become a Wireless USB 1.1 contributor to the specification review. The requirements for a contributor company are that a company must be a USB-Implementers Forum member and sign a Wireless USB 1.1 Supplement Contributor agreement. Once a company has joined, it will obtain access to the contributors’ area on the Web site where the current draft of the Wireless USB 1.1 specification is posted for review. With the expanded contributor companies, the objective is to take the draft specification to completion and output the final Wireless USB 1.1 specification.

The Promoter Group says that Wireless USB personal connectivity is bringing the convenience and mobility of wireless communications to high-speed interconnects for multimedia consumer electronics, PC peripherals and mobile devices. Wireless USB 1.1 will feature improved power efficiency, enhanced association methods for easy first time association of a host and a device and will add UWB upper band support for radio operation at frequencies at 6 GHz and above.