%D 2008 %L elediasc12323 %K Multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) , spatial diversity gain , spatial multiplexing gain , ultrawideband (UWB) %A Marco Donald Migliore %A D. Pinchera %A Andrea Massa %A Renzo Azaro %A F. Schettino %A Leonardo Lizzi %X The advantages of MIMO technology in UWB communication systems are investigated evaluating the channel capacity from measurements taken in indoor environments. The results suggest that in practical instances spatial diversity is more attractive than spatial multiplexing for UWB systems. (c) 2008 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. Permission from IEEE must be obtained for all other users, including reprinting/ republishing this material for advertising or promotional purposes, creating new collective works for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or reuse of any copyrighted components of this work in other works. %T An Investigation on UWB-MIMO Communication Systems based on an Experimental Channel Characterization %I University of Trento