UWB for Audio Market Update: June 2025

The UWB for audio topic is gaining momentum. As a solution, it offers outstanding potential for wireless, High Quality / Hi-Res, low-latency music. These stand-out features will get interest from device manufacturers in both the Professional and Consumer applications. Whether it's for IEM / IFB and microphones for live performance, static speakers in a home, head-worn headphones or wireless headsets for gaming, or voice communication links, the applications are endless.

The one key drawback of UWB was the damaging effect of high-frequency wireless devices when used for body-worn applications. The wireless links were compromised and suffered the detrimental effects of Body-Blocking. With Antennaware's BodyWave™ UWB antennas, this fundamental problem has been resolved. (It should be noted that the term "body-worn" relates to human (and animal) tissue. But BodyWave™ addresses the wider use cases of antenna placement on any material that will cause detuning)

Three resources worth noting that highlight the pace of developments in this sector and the direction of travel:

Samsung UWB May Revolutionize Lossless/Wireless Headphones: But For Who? - a comprehensive round-up of the latest developments

UWB Workshop at the recent AES in Warsaw where a key development was the AES standards - request slides for this workshop by emailing [email protected]

Recent SVG Europe: State of Wireless Mics Forum - discusses the dwindling spectrum and the move towards higher frequencies. It's available to view on demand.

The key points of interest are:

1. Audio for UWB offers low latency and High Quality/Hi-Res wireless connectivity
2. As the world demands more spectrum then users need to move upwards in frequency
3. This causes a fundamental and increasing issue with body-blocking due to the wavelength
4. Antennaware solves this issue with BodyWave™ UWB antennas - the industry's "first novel progression for antennas in 70 years".
5. The maturing of Audio for UWB is coming via the AES standards. (Request the slides from [email protected])
6. Samsung's recent patent is grabbing a lot of attention and fueling much speculation.

Ready to explore UWB for audio further? Contact: Jonny McClintock: [email protected]