Why going wireless


The Popularity Of Bluetooth Wireless Networking Is Growing

Bluetooth wireless networking is a technology
that is sweeping the globe and beingThe Class 1 devices are the most powerful and
integrated into a wide variety of electronichave a range of up to 300 feet. Class 2
devices these days. The underlying Bluetoothdevices are of lesser power and provide an
technology was developed in the mid 1990s andeffective range of 50 to 100 feet. The Class
began to be seen in more and more pieces of3 devices require even less power and their
equipment  toward  the  end  of  the  decade.range is limited to approximately 15 to 30
feet.
The developers of Bluetooth, Ericsson (which
has since become Sony Ericsson), endeavoredOne thing many people fail to recognize is
to create a single standard for wirelessthat this latest technology was never
technology networking that could be easilydesigned to provide for anything other than
and inexpensively integrated into variousshort-range connectivity and communications.
electronic devices for ease of connectivity.And, this short-range limitation is actually
Having a single standard shared by alla benefit that was intentionally designed
electronic developers, designers andinto  the  specifications.
manufacturers was the ideal because it would
allow the end user to enjoy wirelessThe first benefit of the short-range design
networking of their devices, regardless ofof its networking is that this factor limits
who  manufactured  the  electronic  item.the possibility of interference from devices
belonging to others who are in close
Ericsson made a strategically brilliantproximity. This keeps others from connecting
decision in the early days of Bluetoothwith your devices and is a form of basic
wireless networking technology. They decidedsecurity intended to protect your devices and
to make the Bluetooth specificationsyour  data.
available free of charge to companies that
were interested in developing and implantingAnother benefit of limiting the range of
the technology into their products. Thisnetworking devices is that less power is
created a spirit of cooperation amongst therequired for the transmission over shorter
developers.distances. This in turn means that you can
enjoy longer battery life, and since the
This has helped to make this technology verymajority of its enabled products are powered
affordable for companies to continue toby battery, this is an important feature for
develop innovative products using the latestmost  users.
technology platform. This has also made its
networking to quickly become the standard inThere are a multitude of electronic devices
mobile wireless technology, and has made thethat use Bluetooth wireless networking
devices more affordable for the end user asstandards, such as: the Bluetooth wireless
well.PDA, the Bluetooth wireless phone and the
Bluetooth wireless headset than works in
With wireless networking technologyconjunction with them, the Bluetooth wireless
functioning in different devices, theseprinter, the Bluetooth wireless stereo
electronic tools and gadgets are able toheadset, just to mention a few. Bluetooth
seamlessly connect with each other andtechnology is increasingly in demand in a
communicate and transfer both voice and datawider range of products and manufacturers are
simultaneously. The Bluetooth wirelessworking hard to satisfy this demand with more
technology provides for three different kindsBluetooth enabled electronic devices.
of  defined  communication  ranges.



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