By joining forces, Matsushita (whose brands include Panasonic) and Sony can ensure that all of their products interoperate, which could put pressure on Microsoft.
Intelligent policies out of Washington that force vendors to connect and interoperate (just like our bank ATMs and phones do) and hospitals and physician buyers demanding the same will fuel this revolution.
When it is finished in the second half of this year, the specification is expected to deliver data rates of 10Mbps for home phoneline networking and also to be backward-compatible and interoperate with existing HomePNA 1Mbps technology.
WiCC-enabled phones will interoperate seamlessly with the full range of Duracell Powermat wireless charging products as well as with wireless power offered by its growing ecosystem of partners such as leading airports, cars, educational institutions and furniture makers.