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Bluetooth is the global wireless standard for simple, secure connectivity. Propelled by a global community of more than 31,000 companies, Bluetooth serves to unify, harmonize, and drive innovation in the vast range of connected devices all around us. Through the collective creation and shared technical standards, Bluetooth simplifies, secures and enriches the technology experience of users worldwide.From the original release of Bluetooth wireless technology to the present day, consumers have seen an extraordinary increase in the situational uses of the technology.
Bluetooth’s compatibility encompasses a variety of personal computers, laptops and handheld devices, with more devices to come in the future. In addition, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group has plans to increase the data rates for this technology to foster greater usage with an increasing array of multimedia applications. This represents an effort to keep pace with developments in other areas of technology. Let's look at it past,present & future in this tech talk!!
Early days of Bluetooth:
In 1993, Jaap Haartsen was working as a wireless communications engineer for Swedish digital communications firm Ericsson when he was tasked to develop a short-range radio connection that would enable new functionalities for mobile phones. In 1995, Haartsen was joined by Sven Mattisson, another engineer of wireless communication technologies, and the pair were able to develop multi-communicator, or MC, links.Linking two Bluetooth-enabled devices creates an ad-hoc, short-range wireless network known as a “piconet.” These piconets, which operate in an unlicensed industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) band ranging from 2.4 gigahertz (GHz) to 2.485 GHz, are dynamically created whenever Bluetooth devices are within ten meters of each other.
Bluetooth SIG formed in 1998 as a coalition of five promoter companies: Ericsson, Intel, Nokia, Toshiba and IBM. By the end of that year,there were already 400 members . The first Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone,the Ericsson T36 , was brought to market in 2000. The following year saw the first Bluetooth-enabled printers, laptops and hands-free car kits. Bluetooth hit the wearable gadgetry wave early with Bluetooth chips implanted within watches and sunglasses in 2006. By 2012,annual shipments of Bluetooth-enabled products reached 2 billion worldwide. At the end of 2014, membership in Bluetooth SIGS had reached 24,000 members and hit 90 percent penetration into the mobile phone market.
Latest development- Bluetooth 5:
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) officially adopted Bluetooth 5 as the latest version of the Bluetooth core specification.Key updates to Bluetooth 5 include longer range, faster speed, and larger broadcast message capacity, as well as improved interoperability and coexistence with other wireless technologies. Bluetooth 5 continues to advance the Internet of Things (IoT) experience by enabling simple and effortless interactions across the vast range of connected devices. This means whole-home and building coverage, as well as new use cases for outdoor, industrial, and commercial applications will be a reality. With the launch of Bluetooth 5, we continue to evolve to meet the needs of IoT developers and consumers while staying true to what Bluetooth is at its core: the global wireless standard for simple, secure, connectivity.
Key feature updates include four times range, two times speed, and eight times broadcast message capacity. Longer range powers whole home and building coverage, for more robust and reliable connections. Higher speed enables more responsive, high-performance devices. Increased broadcast message size increases the data sent for improved and more context relevant solutions.
Bluetooth 5 also includes updates that help reduce potential interference with other wireless technologies to ensure Bluetooth devices can coexist within the increasingly complex global IoT environment. Bluetooth 5 delivers all of this while maintaining its low-energy functionality and flexibility for developers to meet the needs of their device or application. The adoption of Bluetooth 5 comes at a crucial time of industry growth, with ABI Research expecting 48 billion internet-enabled devices to be installed by 2021, of which nearly one-third will include Bluetooth.
Future plans of Bluetooth development:
Some of the newer developments in the evolution of Bluetooth involve the optimization, performance, compatibility, and functionality of the technology. In addition, Bluetooth continues to evolve by improving the sustainability of the technology through the development of low-energy versions of Bluetooth devices that ultimately save the consumer both time and money. This sustainability also aims to open new markets and uses for Bluetooth technology, from sports training to new medical applications.
So what's your opinion on Bluetooth technology? Will it survive in future? Leave your valuable comments below!
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