CSR Enables GN Netcom to Achieve Bluetooth v1.2 Qualification; First Bluetooth Headset Qualified to the New Specification.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers RICHARDSON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 30, 2004 CSR PLC CSR (LSE: CSR), or Cambridge Silicon Radio is a company based in Cambridge, England whose main product line is a single-chip implementation of the Bluetooth standard for radio-signal communication between devices. CSR is a fabless semiconductor manufacturer. (LSE LSE - Language Sensitive Editor :CSR (1) (Customer Service Representative) A person who handles a customer's request regarding a bill, account changes or service or merchandise ordered. Agents in call centers are known as CSRs. See call center. .L), a leader in Bluetooth technology, today announced its BlueCore silicon is enabling GN Netcom to achieve qualification of the industry's first Bluetooth v1.2 headset. The headset will be available on the market when mobile phones and other audio gateways support the new version of the standard. In addition, all of GN Netcom's future products, including JABRA Bluetooth communications products, will be approved to this version of the standard. GN Netcom is the first company to qualify a headset under Bluetooth version 1.2 specification. The main feature of this offering is that the headset implements v1.2 compliant Adaptive Frequency Hopping A wireless modulation method that rapidly changes the center frequency of a transmission. See spread spectrum and 802.11. (AFH AFH Adaptive Frequency Hopping AFH Away From Home AFH Army Family Housing AFH Air Force Handbook AFH Atlantic Fish Health (Charlottetown, PEI, Canada) AFH Administration, Finance, and Human Resources ) technology. The AFH feature, first implemented by CSR, minimizes interference between Bluetooth and WiFi radios when operating in the same environment, making it ideal for use in a busy RF environment such as in WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network (wireless local area networks) offices and hotspots. Also included within the v1.2 specification is Fast Connect, which significantly improves the usability of Bluetooth devices for the user by reducing connection times by an order of magnitude A change in quantity or volume as measured by the decimal point. For example, from tens to hundreds is one order of magnitude. Tens to thousands is two orders of magnitude; tens to millions is three orders of magnitude, etc. . This allows the headset to establish a wireless connection to a mobile device with a minimum delay. Bluetooth v1.2 products are also backwards compatible See backward compatible. backwards compatible - backward compatibility with existing v1.1 Bluetooth products. Leo Leo, in astronomy Leo [Lat.,=the lion], northern constellation lying S of Ursa Major and on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun through the heavens) between Cancer and Virgo; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Larsen, Chief Technology Officer, GN Netcom, said, "GN Netcom is committed to providing its customers with quality products that perform at the highest standards. Having worked with CSR in the past, we were confident in their ability to provide in-depth knowledge of technological developments in the Bluetooth arena and enable GN Netcom to qualify the first Bluetooth headset under the new v1.2 specification." Eric Janson, Worldwide Vice President, Marketing, for CSR, added, "CSR has been in close collaboration with the SIG (Special Interest Group) to develop the technology that makes up Bluetooth v1.2. We are therefore delighted to see BlueCore silicon in the industry's first v1.2 qualified headset product from GN Netcom." About CSR CSR PLC (LSE:CSR.L) is a leading provider of single-chip radio devices for Bluetooth wireless communication. CSR offers developed hardware/software packages based around BlueCore, a fully integrated 2.4 GHz radio, baseband and microcontroller. BlueCore features in 60 percent of all Bluetooth qualified end products and modules with international names such as Microsoft Corp., Nokia, Dell, Panasonic, Audi, NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. , Toshiba, Samsung and Sony already using BlueCore in their range of Bluetooth products. In June 2003, CSR launched the third generation BlueCore devices with full support for v1.2 of the Bluetooth specification. In February 2004, CSR floated on the London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange London marketplace for securities. It was formed in 1773 by a group of stockbrokers who had been doing business informally in local coffeehouses. in the largest UK technology floatation in three years. CSR is headquartered in Cambridge, UK, with offices in Richardson, Texas, USA; Tokyo, Japan; Singapore; Seoul, Korea; Taipei, Taiwan; and Aalborg, Denmark. More information can be found at www.csr.com and the partner web site www.btdesigner.com. More information about Bluetooth can be found on the SIG web site at www.bluetooth.com. About GN Netcom GN Netcom is a world leader in hands-free communication technologies. The company develops, manufactures and markets a broad portfolio of corded as well as wireless headsets and related products through its two market focused divisions: Contact Center & Office Division and Mobile Division. The Contact Center & Office Division, under the GN Netcom brand, provides solutions covering the hands-free communication needs of professionals working in contact centres and offices. The Mobile Division provides innovative hands-free solutions under the JABRA brand for users of mobile devices. For information about products please visit www.gnnetcom.com/usa. GN Netcom is part of GN Store Nord, a global market leader in personal communications. www.gn.com |
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