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A LONG RANGE VIEW OF SHORT RANGE WIRELESS SYSTEMS.(wireless local area networks and...

By MUMFORD, RICHARD
Publication: Microwave Journal
Date: Friday, June 1 2001

The development of short range wireless systems, particularly Bluetooth and wireless local area networks (WLAN) has captured the industry's imagination, if not the market that was initially predicted. Bluetooth technology originated in Europe, with early research and development driven by European-based companies. In this special supplement Microwave Journal reviews current European activity, worldwide expansion and globally competing technologies to discover whether going wireless comes with strings attached.

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