Bluetooth Technology

WHITE PAPER BLUETOOTH AND BLUETOOTH INTERNET ACCESS POINTS SUMMARY Bluetooth is a specification for a radio solution that is small form-factor, low-cost, and low power, that provides seamless wireless connectivity between notebook computers, cellular phones and other portable handheld devices. The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) is comprised of leaders in the telecommunications, computing, and networking industries who are driving the development of the technology to bring it to market. The Bluetooth SIG includes promoter …

…Personal Area Networking applications. With this ubiquity of Bluetooth and with a global trend towards Mobile Internet Access, Pico Communications will be solidly positioned provide the equipment and infrastructure management tools to enable Mobile Internet Access Technology Data Rate Range Frequency Specification Status Mb/s Meter GHz 802.11 2 100 2.4 1999 Now 802.11b 11 100 2.4 1999 Now 802.11a ~40 TBD 5? N/A 2+ years 802.15(Bluetooth) 1 10 2.4 1999 Now 802.15(High Rate) 20+ TBD 2.4/5? TBD N/A HomeRF 1.6 50 2.4 1999 Now HOmeRF(Next Gen) 10 50 2.4 N/A FCC Approve IrDA 4 1 Infrared Now