October 05, 2006
Wibree: New Nokia Wireless Connectivity Protocol
Nokia has introduced Wibree, a short-range wireless connectivity protocol, which is complementary to Bluetooth and UWB. It's the culmination of five years of development and is ten times more energy efficient than Bluetooth. Wibree operates in the 2.4Ghz band, has a range of 10 meters, and a maximum speed of 1Mbps (megabit per second). (Bluetooth operates in the UHF above 6 Ghz.)
Instead of being used in cell phones, it would be in watches and possibly enterprise devices such as keyboards, mice and digital pens. Other possibilities are "wearables" such as intelligent jewelry. Nokia already has dula-mode cellular VoIP phones. I'm wondering if Wibree could be used for VoIP "communicator" badges that double as lapel pins or brooches - similar to Vocera's Call Badge.
[via CBR Online, CRN]
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