Chapter 1. What Is Bluetooth?

The term Bluetooth[1] refers to an open specification for a technology to enable short-range wireless voice and data communications anywhere in the world. This simple and straightforward description of the Bluetooth technology[2] includes several points that are key to its understanding:

Open specification: . The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has produced a specification for Bluetooth wireless communication that is publicly available and royalty free. To help foster widespread acceptance of the technology, a truly open specification has been a fundamental objective of the SIG since its formation.

Short-range wireless: . There are many instances of short-range digital communication among computing and communications ...

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