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Two new Bluetooth versions will emerge by 2011: Bluetooth 3 will introduce 802.11 as a bearer for faster data transmission, and Bluetooth 4 will introduce a new low-energy (LE) mode that will enable communication with external peripherals and sensors.

Other technical improvements in both versions include:

a) Improvement in battery life and security.

b) Bluetooth 3 facilitating corporate and consumer functions demanding large bandwidth (e.g., downloading images and videos from handsets).

c) Bluetooth 4 or LE will enable a range of new sensor-based business models in industries such as fitness, healthcare and environmental control and will be used by handset and PC peripherals to enable new functions, such as PCs that autolock when users move away from them. ---------

Bluetooth , Wireless Internet

Look out for Bluetooth 3 and 4 in 2010-11

Anil Singh Thursday, March 25, 2010

By Mani Raj

17 tech companies are teaming up together to develop an in-home wireless standard for transferring mega-files within a home.

Wireless Gigabit or WiGig, Alliance consists of Dell, Intel, LG Electronics, Microsoft, Samsung, Panasonic and others. WiGig is working on a standard unified specification using 60-Gigahertz wireless band.

WiGig strives to fulfill what it sees as a need for faster wireless connectivity than the current standards support for instant file transfers, wireless display and docking, and streaming high-definition media.

WiGig said its specification will allow devices to communicate without wires at gigabit speeds within a typical room.

To accomplish this goal, WiGig assembled a diverse group of wireless semiconductor, PC, consumer electronics, and handheld device manufacturers. Atheros Communications, Broadcom, Marvell International, MediaTek, NEC Nokia, and Wilocity are part of the alliance.

Industry experts say although none of the companies in WiGig could develop a 60-GHz spec alone but working together makes it possible to develop a working protocol and convince consumers why it's better than 802.11n.

Downloading video and streaming movies are still a big hurdle over wireless. Experts expect that WiGig may be a solution that ultimately solves that problem and creates an infrastructure where consumers can download and stream very large files.

The WiGig specification is expected to be available to member companies in the fourth quarter.

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Wireless Internet

WiGig Determined To Improve Wireless Internet

Daniel Smith Friday, May 8, 2009