Paper explains ULP Bluetooth

Ezurio has produced a new White Paper explaining the opportunities that Wibree will offer.

The Bluetooth SIG and Nokia have announced that the Wibree standard will be merged into the Bluetooth SIG family of standards, bringing an ultra low power capability to wireless products.

Bluetooth is already the world's most successful short range radio technology, shipping around two million chipsets every day.

The promise that Wibree brings is to increase that shipment rate by another order of magnitude.

Ezurio has been at the forefront of enabling embedded wireless technology.

The company welcomes the addition of this new ultra low power capability to the standard, which will serve to banish cables from even more everyday products.

The low cost and simplicity of integration of Wibree means that designers can look afresh at product design.

To help explain the potential of this new technology Ezurio has produced a new White Paper explaining the opportunities that Wibree will offer.

Its unique ability to cohabit with a Bluetooth radio will ensure that it quickly achieves a critical mass in the market, which in turn will drive a host of applications for personal accessories.

These will spawn a new market for service providers, particularly in the healthcare and well-being markets.

Ezurio's Wibree White Paper can be downloaded from the company's website.

It explains the opportunities for using Wibree to develop location based services, personal healthcare devices and e-health offerings, home automation, energy conservation and remote control.

The promise of a robust standard and chipsets in 2008 means that product designers need to start thinking now about how they can use Wibree to transform their product offerings.

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