Multispectral Solutions receives certification for micropower RFID tag under new FCC UWB regulations.

The FCC has issued a Grant of Equipment Authorization for Multispectral Solutions micropower ultra wideband (UWB) Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag under its latest UWB regulations. The UWB tag is the fifth in a series of FCC-certified UWB products from the company, and is compatible with the company's latest Sapphire Precision Asset Location System product line. 

The FCC has issued a Grant of Equipment Authorization for Multispectral Solutions micropower ultra wideband (UWB) Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag under its latest UWB regulations. The UWB tag is the fifth in a series of FCC-certified UWB products from the company, and is compatible with the company's latest Sapphire Precision Asset Location System product line. The tag is available in two form factors - a small asset tag for equipment and a credit card-sized mini-badge tag for personnel. Both UWB tags have ranges in excess of 650 feet line-of-sight, yet have battery life expectancies in excess of 4 years, over 2 orders of magnitude longer than other active RFID tags operating at the same blink rate of once per second. Certified under the FCC's most recent UWB regulations established in March 2005, the Sapphire tag can be legally operated both indoors and outdoors, a major advantage over competing UWB technologies which can only be operated indoors. When operating with the Sapphire system, the tag can be used for RFID at extended ranges outdoors, or indoors through multiple obstructions, and for precision tracking to better than 4 inch (10 cm) accuracy and resolution.