Bandspeed Joins Bluetooth Special Interest Group.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 31, 2001 Bandspeed Inc., a broadband technology broadband technology Telecommunications devices, lines, or technologies that allow communication over a wide band of frequencies, and especially over a range of frequencies divided into multiple independent channels for the simultaneous transmission of different signals. company that delivers transceiver (TRANSmitter reCEIVER) An electronic device or circuit that transmits and receives analog or digital signals. It comes in many forms; for example, a transponder on a satellite, a network adapter in the computer or the circuits in a cellphone. solutions for reliably connecting the broadband edge, today announced it has joined the Bluetooth Special Interest Group The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) is the body that oversees the development of Bluetooth standards and the licensing of the Bluetooth technologies and trademarks to manufacturers. (SIG) as an associate member. In addition, Bandspeed was unanimously voted into membership in the SIG's Coexistence/Interoperability Work Group. Bandspeed will participate in the adoption of standards-based solutions for wireless connectivity devices. The Bluetooth SIG is a not-for-profit trade association that promotes personal connectivity solutions based on the Bluetooth wireless technology. The Bluetooth SIG has adopted and will continue to administer and promote open specifications that can be widely implemented in order to enhance the market demand for Bluetooth products that comply with such specifications. "Our invitation to membership in the Work Group is validation that our technology is unique and can make a specific contribution to wireless markets," said Bandspeed CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Michael Luther. "Bandspeed is excited to be enabling Bluetooth to interoperate with other wireless technologies." The SIG, comprised of leaders in the telecommunications, computing, and network industries, is driving development of the technology for seamless wireless connectivity and cable replacement for a wide variety of mobility-enhancing devices, and bringing it to market. Bluetooth SIG promoter members include 3Com, Ericsson, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Intel, Lucent, Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia and Toshiba, and more than 2,800 Adopter/Associate companies. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Bluetooth SIG, they have been qualifying, on average, one new wireless product each day during the quarter ending September 30th. There are currently over 405 products that have been qualified by the group. About Bandspeed Inc. Bandspeed Inc., a broadband technology company, delivers transceiver solutions for reliably connecting the broadband edge. Its proprietary signal processing See DSP. systems for interference mitigation and signal recovery facilitate broadband deployment and performance. Bandspeed provides an innovative portfolio of transceiver chipsets and software for wired and wireless broadband High-speed wireless transmission of data. What is "high" speed is always a changing number. Wireless systems are typically slower than land-based, wireline networks. In the past, wireless broadband started at 250 Kbps, whereas land-based broadband was generally considered to start at T1 communications. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Bandspeed also has a research and development facility in Melbourne, Australia. For more information, please visit www.bandspeed.com. |
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