Bluetooth SIG and UWB to work together

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) recently announced its intent to
work with the developers of the wireless technology commonly known as
Ultra-wideband (UWB) to combine strengths of both technologies. This decision
will allow Bluetooth technology to extend its long-term roadmap to meet the
high-speed demands of synchronizing and transferring large amounts of data as
well as enabling high quality video applications for portable devices. UWB will
benefit from Bluetooth technology's manifested maturity, qualification
program, brand equity and comprehensive application layer.

While details are still being worked out, the goal is to work towards an
architecture that allows devices to take advantage of UWB data rates for
scenarios that require high speed. Bluetooth will still be important to maintain
backward compatibly with existing devices on the market and future products not
requiring the higher data rate.

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