Nov 23
Bluetooth SIG to work with Wi-Fi Alliance to develop UWB over Wi-Fi technology
Taipei, Taiwan — nov 22, ‘07 — The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (Bluetooth SIG) plans to work with the Wi-Fi Alliance to develop UWB (ultra wideband) over Wi-Fi technology, according to Derek Soh, technical marketing manager for Asia Pacific at Bluetooth SIG, DigiTimes reported.
The DigiTimes further writes, “While stating that details of the cooperation with the Wi-Fi Alliance are still under discussion, Soh said that Bluetooth SIG aims to develop next-generation Bluetooth technology that will be incorporated with NFC (near field communications), UWB and Wi-Fi technologies.
In addition, the development of Bluetooth technology is now inclining toward ultra-low power and UWB technologies, said Soh, noting that the developments will help expand the applications of the Bluetooth wireless technology into the fields of medical and health care, industrial control and automotive control.
New Bluetooth technology with ultra-low power specifications is expected to be revealed in the first half of 2008 with the first devices to be available in the second half. Bluetooth with UWB specifications is expected to come out by the end of 2008 with related devices to be available in mid-2009, Soh indicated.” Digitimes.