Philips Demos Wireless Firewire IEEE 1394

by Robin Liss
Published on Jun 27, 2002 12:00 AM



Philips Electronics is developing a method of transmitting IEEE 1394 Firewire data over a wireless network. The company demonstrated the technique at the 1394 developers conference.

The transmission was done over a 802.11a network. 802.11b is the current standard for home networking, and 802.11a is the next generation faster technology on the horizon for home users. The company hopes to have a product or the technology developed by the end of 2003.