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Wipro product qualifies for Bluetooth certification

Fakir Chand in Bangalore

Wipro Technologies, the Bangalore-based leading technology solutions provider with key offerings for the emerging embedded and wireless markets, has been awarded Bluetooth qualification from the Bluetooth Qualification Body for developing the Bluetooth short-range wireless standard.

The Bluetooth qualification is mandatory for manufacturers to use the official Bluetooth logo and trademark. The program enforces a stringent standard for implementing the Bluetooth wireless technology.

Qualification by BQB implies assured interoperability with different solutions and vendors. Wipro's qualification testing was performed in conjunction with CeteCom Inc, a recognized BQB.

According to Wipro Tech's embedded and Internet Access Solutions division CEO M Diwakaran, in addition to providing the core Bluetooth technology, named BlueWave hardware baseband controller, the global IT company extends its skilled embedded design capabilities to give customers a true concept-to-prototype solution.

"The successful qualification of our Bluetooth technology building blocks is a significant milestone, and reflects our commitment to offer well-tested, robust designs," he asserted.

As cutting edge technology solutions provider with the promise of delivering a competitive time-to-market advantage, Wipro Tech has a growing portfolio of intellectual property blocks for the networking and wireless markets.

Wipro's Bluetooth baseband and protocol software solutions belong to the company's IP repository, and can be leveraged for its custom design projects, or licensed by customers to gain a vital time-to-market advantage.

The baseband controller core of BlueWave provides a configurable interface to a standard Bluetooth radio module, and has been successfully tested with various third-party radio chipsets for interoperability.

Wipro's Bluetooth core is available in synthesisable source code. The foundry independent design can be targeted to any library and technology for easy integration into ASICs.

The Bluetooth wireless technology is set to revolutionise the personal connectivity market by providing freedom from wired connections. It is a specification for a small-form factor, low-cost radio solution providing links between mobile computers, mobile phones, and other portable handheld devices, and connectivity to the Internet.

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group, comprised of leaders in telecom, computing, and network industries, is driving development of the technology and bringing it to market. The Bluetooth SIG includes promoter companies 3Com, Ericsson, IBM, Intel, Lucent, Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia and Toshiba, and more than 2000 adopter/associate member companies.

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