Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Joint Proposal by Mobilian Corporation, Symbol Technologies, And NIST Selected as Recommend Practice by IEEE
Wednesday April 11, 9:04 am Eastern Time (2001)
Press Release
SOURCE: Mobilian Corporation
Task Group's Technology Will Enable Solutions by Year-End
PORTLAND, Ore. and HOLTSVILLE, N.Y., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobilian Corporation, a wireless systems company that designs and develops integrated circuits and software, and Symbol Technologies (NYSE: SBL - news), a global leader in mobile data transaction systems, today announced that their joint proposal with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) won confirmation by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.15.2 Coexistence Task Group as the basis for the ``Recommended Practice'' for Collaborative Coexistence between Wi-Fi(TM) (IEEE 802.11b wireless local area network) and Bluetooth technologies.
The joint proposal will be published later this year as an IEEE ``Recommended Practice'' by the Task Group. The final document will describe techniques that allow an intelligent ``traffic cop'' to optimize throughput when the two systems are located in the same device, while virtually eliminating interference. Approval of this proposal will allow silicon providers to deliver solutions this year that meet the critical need for coexistence as both technologies become pervasive in the marketplace.
``The coexistence of 802.11b and Bluetooth is key to the success of both standards. The Symbol-NIST-Mobilian joint proposal provides the industry with the necessary components to effectively deal with coexistence issues between Bluetooth and 802.11 when operating within the same physical unit,'' said Mobilian's founder and CEO, Manpreet S. Khaira. ``We are very pleased that the IEEE 802.15.2 Task Group has confirmed the joint proposal. We view this as a strong validation of Mobilian's technology in multi-standard, simultaneously operable radios that offer coexistence without compromise,'' added Khaira.
Stephen Shellhammer, Senior Director at Symbol Technologies and Chairman of the IEEE 802.15.2 Coexistence Task Group, said, ``We are pleased that the joint proposal was selected by the IEEE. Symbol Technologies plans to continue supporting the IEEE in its efforts to ensure the coexistence of IEEE 802.11 and Bluetooth devices.''
About Mobilian Corporation
Founded in February 1999, Mobilian is a wireless systems company that develops chips, software, and reference designs to support multiple wireless radio standards seamlessly and cost effectively. Mobilian's initial products are focused on the Wireless Personal Area Networking (WPAN) and Wireless Local Area Networking (WLAN) markets. Mobilian operates out of three sites (Hillsboro, OR; San Diego, CA; Yoqne'am, Israel). For more information, go to the Mobilian web site at www.mobilian.com. |
