Bluetooth 3.0 has arrived! The long-awaited Bluetooth 3.0 is finally adopted official by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG). Combining the connectivity technologies of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, the data rate of Bluetooth 3.0 high speed is accelerated to a maximum of 18 times of its predecessor. According to AzureWave Technologies Inc., the leading company in wireless communications technology, Bluetooth 3.0 standard breaks away from the conventional dependency on low bandwidth applications and officially takes Bluetooth unto a higher level into the world of multimedia and high bandwidth.

The specifications of Bluetooth 3.0 announced by the SIG incorporate the high-speed transmission function, BT over Wi-Fi (BT-AMP). Under such specifications, as long as each platform installed accommodates both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, connections between different platforms will be possible via Bluetooth and mass file transfers can take place through Wi-Fi. The transmission speed can be increased from the 3Mbps to 54Mbps in comparison with Bluetooth 2.0. Additionally, Bluetooth 3.0 also maintains Bluetooth?™s unique characteristics of low power consumption and ease-pairing. Music, high-resolution videos, games, photos, and mass files can be rapidly transferred between different devices such as computers and cellular phones easily.

In addition to Bluetooth and Wi-Fi co-existence functionality, and antennae sharing, the multi-function Module IC provided by AzureWave offers micro-sized packaging, low power consumption, and space saving advantages. AzureWave also support a wide range of operating systems (e.g. Windows, Linux, Android, RT OS etc.), diverse types of platforms (e.g. x86, ARM, MIPS), as well as customized interfaces. AzureWave no doubt provides the most integrated support to systems design companies.