UWB Gains in Mobile Devices: ABI

Mobile device and wearables are having a “massive uptake” of ultra-wideband technology, said ABI Research Thursday, forecasting UWB shipments of 1.3 billion by 2026, from 143 million last year. Apple was one of the first to adopt UWB in the iPhone 11 and Watch 6, and it's now in products from Samsung, Xiaomi and Honor, with “many more” vendors set to follow, said analyst Filomena Iovino. ABI forecasts 14% of smartphones will have UWB by year-end, expanding to 40% by 2026: Challenges include the large antenna.