What’s the future for Bluetooth
Bluetooth has a good future ahead because it
meets a basic need of connectivity in close proximity, is the result of initiatives of nine leading communications and computer
industry vendors including companies like 3-COM, Ericsson, Lucent, IBM, Intel,
Microsoft, Nokia, Toshiba etc. Since the formation of the original group, more than 1800 manufacturers worldwide have
joined the initiative worldwide. According to one market research report,
Bluetooth technology is expected to
be built into over 100 millions devices before the end of 2002. According to
still another report from market research firm
Cahners In-Stat Group, there will be over 670 million Bluetooth enabled devices worldwide by 2005.
As a result of success of WAP (Wireless Application Protocol),
adoption of smart phones and handheld devices,
Bluetooth will have tremendous effects on everyday life. Bluetooth is one of
the key technologies that can make the mobile information society possible,
blurring the boundaries between home, the office, and the outside world. The
seamless connectivity promised by Bluetooth makes it possible to explore a
range of interactive and highly transparent personalized services which were
even difficult to dream of because of the complexity involved in making
various devices talk to each other. Already many Bluetooth pilot products have
rolled into the market backed by big vendors, which is a very healthy sign for
the acceptance of the technology. The support for Bluetooth is not limited
to companies developing Bluetooth enabled products only. Bluetooth
applications can have far reaching impacts on many other industries as
well. Bluetooth technology adoption is expected to be widespread throughout
the computer and telecommunications industry. Implementation of the
Bluetooth technology is expected to grow the market for personal mobile
devices and indirectly increase airtime usage for wireless data. Over the
long term. manufacturers will also
benefit from the ability to replace multiple connection ports with a single
Bluetooth module, gaining economies at the production level. The Bluetooth
SIG has defined favorable adoption terms, including open, royalty-free
availability of the specification and is playing an important role in
spreading the technology.
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