Ericsson Technology Licensing today said it has agreed to provide its Bluetooth software to NEC Corp.
The agreement entails the licensing of the Ericsson Core Bluetooth Software Stack B-C1 and B-C3 to the Japanese mobile phone manufacturer.
Bluetooth is technology that allows devices to communicate at close range without cables. B-C1, based on Bluetooth v 1.1, with functionality including headset and dial-up support, has been implemented in NEC’s third-generation mobile phone, 616.
The agreement also includes the licensing of Ericsson’s recently announced Bluetooth 1.2 stack, the Ericsson Core Bluetooth Software Stack B-C3. The stack includes all the Bluetooth functionality required in the current and the expected next-generation of mobile phones, such as support for headsets and hands free, audio streaming and Java APIs.
