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Bluetooth SIG To Help With UltraWide Band

May 4, 2005, 12:47 PM by (staff)

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) will work with developers of UltraWide Band (UWB) to ensure backwards compatibility with the new standard. Once completed, UWB will be a short distance wireless protocol capable of sending up to 100 Mbps of data at distance of about 10 meters, Bluetooth is only capable of 1-3 Mbps over the same distance. It is possible that Bluetooth could be completely supplanted by this faster technology, so the Bluetooth SIG is working to make sure UWB is backwards compatible with current Bluetooth devices. There are currently two groups competing for their technology to be ratified as the UWB standard, the Bluetooth SIG will work with both.

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mycool

May 5, 2005, 12:19 PM

Demand?

While this is something very cool and in the right direction, this only benefits users who want OBEX or DUN.

Most users don't care for bluetooth. Of the users who DO care about bluetooth, most of them don't care about OBEX or DUN. We're talking a very small number. Doesn't mean it is insignificant and should be ignored, but it isn't as if every handset will have bluetooth in the future... or in this case, UWB.

gunny

100 Mbps of data...The demand will be there, believe that.

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gunny

May 4, 2005, 1:44 PM

More bad news for Verizon

Eventually people will catch on to the power of bluetooth. My co-workers and I bluetooth stuff to each other all the time with are Nokia 6620. Poor verizon customers wont ever understand that bluetooth is more then just for wireless headsets. Have fun paying for Get it Now. 🤣 🤣 🤣

muchdrama

gunny said:
Eventually people will catch on to the power of bluetooth. My co-workers and I bluetooth stuff to each other all the time with are Nokia 6620. Poor verizon customers wont ever understand that bluetooth is more then just

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