Nokia Wibree
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Here's some interesting news: Finnish telecom giant Nokia, world leader in mobile communications, is developing a new wireless standard. Called Wibree, it works with existing hardware that is used for Bluetooth and will be comparable to Bluetooth except that it will use much less power.
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Bluetooth enabled devices will benefit from a dual-mode chip solution, allowing Bluetooth users to connect with Wibree-enabled devices. The technology was announced on the third of October, 2006. It is a digital radio technology, powered by button cells. It works over a range of ten meters.
Wibree devices also make use of a standalone chip (for devices designed around the Wibree standard alone). It is going to be a means of wireless communication between mobile devices, between PCs and mobile devices, and also between PCs and other wireless enabled PC devices that incorporate the technology. These devices will probably include printers, key boards, and mice. Also included will be a range of other smaller devices such as watches, sensors and toys. It is these smaller devices which make the Wibree unique, and therefore a technology to watch.
Nokia is aiming to have the technology available commercially by the second quarter of next year. They have begun partnering with large companies such as Broadcom Corporation, CSR, Epson and Nordic Semiconductor. They project that the devices for which the Wibree is designed will become high growth sectors because of the new features that the devices will exhibit, due to the devices' ability to communicate with other devices.
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