Jason Dunn
06-17-2003, 07:03 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://wirelessnewsfactor.com/perl/story/21731.html' target='_blank'>http://wirelessnewsfactor.com/perl/...tory/21731.html</a><br /><br /></div>"Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN) has announced a breakthrough that allows the coexistence of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi wireless technologies, enabling next-generation mobile hardware to provide simultaneous access to both local area networks. TI's package comprises existing chips with new software that manages voice and data traffic on the two different systems, both of which operate on the 2.4 GHz radio frequency that also is used by cordless phones and other consumer devices. The result is that both Wi-Fi data transmissions -- 802.11b or the newer, faster 802.11g -- and Bluetooth voice communications can be transmitted without interference...<br /><br />"While there are other Bluetooth/Wi-Fi coexistence products available, most deal with data traffic only, according to TI spokesperson Marisa Speziale. "Our technology prioritizes voice traffic over data, addressing the poor quality of voice transmission on Bluetooth."