Bluetooth SIG chooses WiMedia Alliance
29 March 2006
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) on Wednesday announced its selection of the WiMedia Alliance multiband orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (MB-OFDM) version of ultra-wideband (UWB) for integration with current Bluetooth technology. This update is expected to improve synchronising and the transfer of large amounts of data.
According to a statement from the SIG "a poll of the SIG members... pushed the organisation to favour WiMedia".
Michael Foley, executive director of the Bluetooth SIG said: "Having considered the UWB technology options, the decision ultimately came down to what our members want, which is to leverage their current investments in both UWB and Bluetooth technologies and meet the high-speed demands of their customers. By working closely with the WiMedia Alliance to create the next version of Bluetooth technology, we will enable our members to do just that."
Compatibility between UWB technology and Bluetooth radios helps maintain low power and low cost as well as ad-hoc networking, and the ability to integrate into mobile phones and other devices.
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