BLUETOOTH DOUBLES AGAIN

Written by Adam Gosling

Tuesday, 27 September 2005

Bluetooth adoption has doubled every year for four consecutive years according to industry researcher In-Stat. The technology is now firmly established as a short-range wireless solution for voice and data transmission, according to the researcher. This year's shipments are forecast to be 316 million units, a total that will rise to 866 million in 2009. "Mobile phones are at the core of Bluetooth's popularity," says Brian O'Rourke, In-Stat analyst. "They are in turn helping Bluetooth penetrate into other products, including notebook PCs, mono and stereo headsets, automobiles, and portable digital music players." The new report by In-Stat found that Bluetooth will need to constantly adapt in the face of competition from technologies such as Wireless USB, Wireless 1394 and Wi-Fi. However, with increasing consumer interest in applications such as cordless stereo headsets future growth looks promising. The report also notes that chips complying with Bluetooth 2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) are beginning to hit the market in 2005, providing both greater bandwidth and lower power consumption. http://www.in-stat.com Related news items Chilli iBurst Increases Download Limits -16/09/2007 Broadcom Enthusisam for 802.11n Wavers -06/09/2007 Sydney Airport Network Improved For APEC -03/09/2007 Telstra Offers $3 Million To Get Seniors Hooked on SMS -15/08/2007 Mobile Apps Worth Billions To Operators -01/08/2007 Newer news items British Bluetooth Headsets Lands In Aus -01/03/2007 Headset Brings Together Phone And MP3 Players -27/11/2006 UltraFast Personal Networks Set To Boom -30/05/2006 Bluetooth SIG Settles On UWB -28/03/2006 BLUETOOTH GROWTH ACCELERATING -28/11/2005 Older news items FIRST BLUETOOTH V2.0 HEADSETS -09/08/2005 WRIGGLE YOUR EARS -02/06/2005 BLUETOOTH ROADMAP INCLUDES UWB -06/05/2005 BLUETOOTH FOR LEGACY DEVICES -03/05/2005 BLUETOOTH HEADSET HAS CALLER ID -26/04/2005 Tag This Now: