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Article: As the Bluetooth SIG Announces its Use of 802.11, Questions Loom About Ultra-Wideband's Future, According to ABI Research.

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May 15, 2008
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Members of the Bluetooth SIG (Special Interest Group) announced the development of Bluetooth over 802.11, giving Bluetooth a boost in data rate transfer and helping to quench consumer demand for added speed. Consequently, the UWB (Ultra-Wideband) market worries that this announcement may slow down or even suspend its relationship with Bluetooth; but ABI Research does not believe this will be the case.

Michael Foley, executive director of the Bluetooth SIG, stated, "We're taking classic Bluetooth connections - using Bluetooth protocols, profiles, security, and other architectural elements - and allowing them to jump on top of the already ...

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