This newer version is based on low energy module and hence, it can be
built into products such as watches, wireless keyboards, gaming and
sports sensors, health care products, which can then connect and
communicate with host devices such as mobile phones and personal computers.
Main features for users like us would be, resistance to
interference and range can be optimized as per application
demands upto 200 feets or even beyond (Currently it is ~
30 feets). This would be specifically required for, in-home sensor
applications where longer range is a necessity. This all is going to
extend Personal Area Network (PAN).
According to latest press release from Bluetooth Special Interest
Group, More than 8 new Bluetooth enabled products are qualified every
working day and more than 19 million Bluetooth units are shipping per
week. There are nearly three billion Bluetooth devices in the market
and that number climbs daily, making it the only proven wireless choice
for developers, product manufacturers, and consumers worldwide.
| Estimate of Bluetooth
Integration in Mobile Phones |
| 2007 |
2012 |
| 47% |
73% |
Features:
- Ease of implementation both independently and in coexistence with
classic Bluetooth technology.
- Low cost as a standalone device and minimal cost addition when
integrated into a Bluetooth dual mode device
- Extremely low power consumption. Especially low standby currents
for applications with long idle times between active radio use.
- Low peak and average power consumption to enable button cell
applications with minimal external componentry such as capacitors and
power conditioning circuits
- Robustness and resistance to interference
- The ability to provide a variety of range, extending to full home
coverage
- Fast startup and shut down times
- Physical and operational coexistence with classic Bluetooth
technology
- Similar level of privacy and security that Bluetooth v2.1 has
today.
