FiRa Consortium

The FiRa Consortium (FiRa) is a non-profit organization that promotes the use of Ultra-wideband technology for use cases such as access control, location-based services, and device-to-device services.[2] UWB offers fine ranging and secure capabilities and operates in the available 6-9 GHz spectrum.[3] Founded on August 1st 2019 by ASSA ABLOY, Bosch, HID Global, NXP Semiconductors, and Samsung, the consortium aims to certify UWB products for conformity to defined standards of interoperability. [4]

FiRa Consortium
AbbreviationFiRa
FormationAugust 1, 2019 (2019-08-01)[1]
Typestandards consortium
Headquarters
Region served
Worldwide
Membership
Open
Websitewww.firaconsortium.org

Association with IEEE 802.15.4

The FiRa Consortium builds on to the IEEE 802.15.4/4z and future iterations and enhancements High Rate PHY (HRP) with an interoperable HRP standard that includes performance requirements, test methods and procedures, and a certification program based on the IEEE’s profiled features.[5] An additional application layer is designed to discover UWB devices and services and configure them in an interoperable manner . Furthermore, FiRa plans to develop service-specific protocols for multiple verticals that leverage access control, location-based services, and device-to-device services.[6]

Members

FiRa’s key stakeholders include chip manufacturers, device manufacturers, system integrators, service providers, technology provider, test tool developers, and test labs.[7] Following the initial sponsor members, Allegion, ASSA ABLOY (HID Global), Bosch, NXP Semiconductors, Qorvo (Decawave) and Samsung, the FiRa Consortium counts about 40 members in five different membership categories. [8]

FiRa Certification

The FiRa Consortium planned to have a certification program in place by the end of 2020 to assure operational compatibility among chipsets, devices, and solutions.[9]

See also

References
  1. "Key Industry Players The ASSA ABLOY Group, HID, NXP, Samsung, Bosch, Sony, LitePoint and TTA Establish FiRa Consortium to Drive Seamless User Experiences Using Ultra-Wideband Technology". BusinessWire. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  2. "What UWB Does". www.firaconsortium.org.
  3. "FiRa Consortium Aims to Revive UWB, Drive Interoperability". www.eetimes.com.
  4. "Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Gains Traction As A Sensing Technology Under New Industry Consortium". www.forbes.com.
  5. "Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Gains Traction As A Sensing Technology Under New Industry Consortium". www.forbes.com.
  6. "What UWB Does". www.firaconsortium.org.
  7. "Introduction to the FiRa Consortium" (PDF). www.firaconsortium.org.
  8. "FiRa Members". www.firaconsortium.org.
  9. "FiRa Certification". www.firaconsortium.org.
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