Bluetooth 5 to be announced next week, boasts faster speeds and longer ranges
The next version of Bluetooth will have faster speeds and increased ranges.
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Bluetooth 5.0, the next version of the standard wireless standard, will be announced in London on 16th June, Thursday.
According to the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), Bluetooth 5.0 will have double the range and quadruple the speed of Bluetooth 4.2. In addition, Bluetooth 5.0 will increase more capacity for advertising transmissions.
Bluetooth SIG Executive Director Mark Powell - "Bluetooth 5 will also provide significant new functionality for connectionless services like location-relevant information and navigation. By adding significantly more capacity to advertising transmissions, Bluetooth 5 will further propel the adoption and deployment of beacons and location-based services to users around the world. "
Bluetooth 5.0 devices such as laptops, tablets, smartphones and accessories may debut in 2017.
Source: Bluetooth SIG via Ars Technica
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