Bluetooth and UWB to be Interoperable

Bluetooth will meld with an emerging technology designed to beam video and other large content short distances between TVs, home entertainment systems and computers.

“The Bluetooth Special Interest Group, a 3,400-member group whose backers include     Nokia Corp., Motorola Corp. and Intel Corp., said it has begun working with two industry bodies developing rival versions of the technology commonly referred to as ultra-wideband, or UWB.

The discussions with the WiMedia Alliance and the UWB Forum are very preliminary, so it is unclear whether the collaboration will produce an integrated platform combining Bluetooth with UWB. There are also issues such as UWB regulatory approvals and signal interference with other wireless technologies that need resolution.”

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