News on Bluetooth UWB

The Bluetooth SIG recently announced a bit of news about the new Bluetooth UWB standard.

Bluetooth UWB will use the WiMedia alliance’s modulation standard to add a high-speed option to its popular bluetooth standard. Rumors say that the reached speed in the 6GhZ frequency band is 480mbps, while staying compatible with the existing (2.4GhZ) bluetooth devices curently on the market. The SIG confirmed that it expects prototypes to be available Q2 2007.

Get the official press release here:
https://www.bluetooth.org/admin/bluetooth2/news/story.php?storyid=624

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