Bluetooth a no-show as 802.11b clicks at Rawcon

[Ioman]

According to EE times the support for Bluetooth may be a waning, as 802.11b wireless networks rise and fixed wireless and ultrawideband stub their toes on technical hurdles. That's the implication from the program lineup at this week's Rawcon conference in Boston, where a paucity of Bluetooth papers adds fuel to analyst speculation that the highly touted wireless networking technology may not be able to compete with the faster 802.11b on one end and simpler, low-power alternatives on the other. More of this news was submitted to my site, located here.