Home » Telecommunication » Rohde&Schwarz joins the FiRa Consortium to show its commitment to the growing Ultra-Wideband (UWB) ecosystem Rohde&Schwarz joins the FiRa Consortium to show its commitment to the growing Ultra-Wideband (UWB) ecosystem Posted by PublisherTelecommunication Wednesday, 3. March 2021 . By joining the FiRaTM Consortium, Rohde & Schwarz contributes to the organization?s efforts to establish a certification program for UWB devices. Rohde?&?Schwarz brings along a broad expertise in mobile device testing and certification. Rohde & Schwarz announced today to have joined the FiRa Consortium as an associate member. FiRa, short for \”fine ranging\”, is an organization dedicated to growing the UWB ecosystem by ensuring interoperability between multiple devices through compliance and certification programs. The FiRa Consortium focuses on three core UWB services: hands-free access control, location based services and device-to-device services that rely on the latest UWB based secure ranging technology specified by the IEEE?802.15.4z.