The International Telecommunications Union held its third international meeting on UltraWideBand this week, with FCC head Michael Powell seeking to impose the US approach to the technology on other regions of the world, which have not yet regulated UWB. But while an international consensus on UWB would boost its uptake, one that followed the US precedent would also rob the platform of many of its strengths. FCC policy on UWB has been governed by an almost hysterical fear of interference with other devices, created by the ability of the technology to operate across a massive range of frequencies. This has aroused the suspicions of established operators right across the spectrum and handicapped UWB from the start with the often ill-informed…