100mbit Bluetooth Coming In 2008

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Copied from http://betanews.com/2006/03/28/100mbit-bluetooth-coming-in-2008/

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) on Tuesday paved the way for the next-generation of Bluetooth, which will be capable of transferring data over 100 times faster than current devices. The wireless technology will be used for the streaming of audio and video in the home.
The WiMedia Alliance's multiband orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (MB-OFDM) version of ultra-wideband (UWB) was chosen for the new Bluetooth standard. Tech industry heavyweights such as Intel, Microsoft, Sony and Nokia are among those supporting the effort.


Despite the upgrade, Bluetooth will retain its current low-power uses in devices such as cell phones, keyboards and mice. The updated technology, which will operate at frequencies above 6 GHz to avoid regulatory issues, will remain short-range at 10-15 meters and serves a different purpose from Wi-Fi.

"This new version of Bluetooth technology will meet the high-speed demands of synchronizing and transferring large amounts of data as well as enabling high quality video and audio applications for portable devices, multi-media projectors and television sets," the Bluetooth SIG said in a statement.

Prototypes of devices based on the new standard will appear in the second quarter of 2007, with next-generation Bluetooth reaching consumers in early 2008.

"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," commented Michael Foley, Ph.D., executive director of Bluetooth SIG.

[kaputnik 0]

High speed transfer via bluetooth is something that will be quite a boon. At present, I utilize my phone as an MP3 player as well as a handy storage device between which to transfer documents and presentations between my office computer and my personal computer. It currently takes about 4-5 minutes to transfer a complete song decent quality of about 7 MB) and a good 3-4 minutes to transfer a full presentation.Usually whn I have to rush out of office and there's a bit of rush to transfer files, there's always this feeling of inadequecy whle utlizing te bluetooth facility. High speed bluetoth will really sort things out.

[Logan Deathbringer 0]

That is good news indeed. At the moment, the transfer rate for bluetooth devices are so slow that it is not practical to use it to transfer a large amount of data. Even if you are trying to send pictures or music with your cell phone or MP3 player, it could take a minute or two just to finish a song.I also hope they do something about the effective range of the bluetooth devices. 10-15 meters isn't really enough to be throwing files across the office or home.