CSR Selected for Nokia's First Headset with Bluetooth v2.0+EDR.CAMBRIDGE, England -- CSR plc (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. ): --Ref: EMD EMD Electromechanical dissociation, see there 1023 --Photo ref: PEM (Privacy Enhanced Mail) A standard for secure e-mail on the Internet. It supports encryption, digital signatures and digital certificates as well as both private and public key methods. Not widely used, work on PEM later evolved into S/MIME. See MIME. 4601 --To download: http://www.csr.com/images/hires/pem4601.jpg CSR plc today announced that Nokia's smallest ever Bluetooth mono headset, the Nokia Bluetooth Headset BH-800, contains CSR's BlueCore4-ROM silicon. The Nokia Bluetooth Headset BH-800, launched at CES 2006 and available from the second quarter of 2006, is Nokia's first Bluetooth wireless headset to feature Bluetooth v2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate (EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) An acronym occasionally used to reflect an advancement in transmission or transfer speed. For example, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR provides a dramatic increase in speed over the previous version. See Bluetooth. ). The headset also benefits from the newly ratified HFP HFP Healthy Families Program HFP Honda Factory Performance HFP Hexafluoropropylene (Shipboard Fire Fighting Agent) HFP Hostile Fire Pay HFP Hepatic Function Panel HFP Hexafluoro-2-Propanol HFP Hands Free Protocol 1.5 Bluetooth profile improving overall voice quality. By implementing BlueCore4-ROM, Nokia reduced the number of external components and a quick time to market was achieved. Following a stylish and minimalist design, the Nokia Bluetooth Headset BH-800 weighs only 9g and has a standby time of up to 160 hours. The headset features three main buttons positioned at the back of the device to handle calls as well as support voice recognition capabilities. This enables the user to make and receive phone calls without the need for any further interaction with the mobile device. The first Nokia headset to support Bluetooth v2.0+EDR, the Nokia Bluetooth Headset BH-800 employs CSR's BlueCore4-ROM single chip radio and baseband IC. It can deliver data rates up to three-times faster than current v1.2 Bluetooth devices and lower power consumption. BlueCore4-ROM is backwards compatible with existing Bluetooth v1.1 and v1.2, meaning the Nokia Bluetooth Headset BH-800 can be used with a host of compatible Bluetooth devices. The inclusion of CSR's on-chip Bluetooth software stack provides a fully compliant Bluetooth system for voice communications. BlueCore4 also incorporates auto-calibration and built-in self-test (BIST BIST - Built-in Self Test ) routines to simplify development, type approval and production tests. The Nokia Bluetooth Headset BH-800 also implements the new HFP1.5 Bluetooth profile ratified by 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) in 2005. The new Bluetooth profile, designed for headsets and handsfree calling, enhances overall voice quality and connection reliability. The profile allows two voice packets to be sent at the same time, which means that there is a much lower chance of a packet being dropped compared with previous HFP Bluetooth specifications. HFP1.5 also enables the effective implementation of eSCO (enhanced Synchronous Connection Orientated o·ri·en·tate v. o·ri·en·tat·ed, o·ri·en·tat·ing, o·ri·en·tates v.tr. To orient: "He . . . ) channels, originally introduced with v1.2 of the Bluetooth specification. Razvan Olosu, Vice President, Enhancements, Nokia, said, "The Nokia Bluetooth Headset BH-800 is our first Bluetooth headset to feature Bluetooth v2.0+EDR and is designed to represent our 'culture of mobility'. In order to achieve the highest standard of connectivity, the choice of a Bluetooth collaborator was simple. CSR provided us with support and expertise in order to design a small headset with the most advanced technology and highest level of voice quality." Gordon Petrie, VP, Sales Europe for CSR commented, "Designers and manufacturers are constantly faced with the problem of differentiating their product offerings in a highly competitive market. Nokia's choice to implement Bluetooth v2.0+EDR and BlueCore4 technology differentiates the Nokia Bluetooth Headset BH-800 from other mono headsets by using the most current technology and achieving the highest levels of voice quality. CSR will continue to lend its support and expertise in wireless technologies to help device manufacturers achieve this high level of innovation and function." About CSR CSR plc is the leading global provider of Bluetooth technology and has developed expertise in other single-chip wireless communication standards such as Wi-Fi (IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 802.11). CSR offers developed hardware/software solutions for Bluetooth based around BlueCore, a fully integrated 2.4 GHz radio, baseband and microcontroller. CSR has now launched its fifth generation BlueCore suite and is in volume manufacture of its fourth generation BlueCore devices. BlueCore4 supports the Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) standard, which was ratified at the end of 2004. BlueCore4 remains the only EDR silicon to be shipping in volume today. In November 2004 CSR launched UniFi, the first single chip 802.11a/b/g embedded solution specifically targeting the mobile phone and consumer electronics markets. BlueCore features in over 50 per cent of all Bluetooth devices shipped and over 60 per cent of all qualified Bluetooth enabled products and modules listed on the Bluetooth website with industry leaders including Nokia, Dell, Panasonic, Sharp, Motorola, 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) , Apple, 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, RIM and Sony using BlueCore devices in their range of Bluetooth products. In March 2005, CSR acquired Clarity Technologies Inc., for its Clear Voice Capture (CVC See CSC. ) technology that enhances the audio performance of any voice-based product or system. Applications for CVC include wireless headsets, handsets and automotive hands free systems. In August 2005, CSR completed the acquisition of UbiNetics' software business, providing a strong R&D team to accelerate its existing software development in Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and UWB (Ultra-WideBand) A wireless technology that uses less power and provides higher speed than 802.11 Wi-Fi networks or first-generation Bluetooth products. UWB is expected to provide wireless video transmission for home theater systems, cable TV, auto safety and . The UbiNetics team gives CSR the capacity to extend its offering to mobile handset customers. CSR has its headquarters and offices in Cambridge, UK, and offices in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, India, France, Denmark, Sweden and both Texas and Detroit in the USA. More information can be found at www.csr.com and the partner web site www.btdesigner.com More information about Bluetooth technology can be found on the SIG web site at www.bluetooth.com |
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