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Bluetooth Improvements Coming

According to an article by EE Times:

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group this week will unveil its road map out to 2006. The document ... emphasizes higher data rates, lower power, improved security, quality-of-service and an accelerated qualification program...

According to ABI Research (Oyster Bay, N.Y.), more than 22 million vehicles will have factory-installed Bluetooth by 2008, representing 16 percent of the global automobile market. InStat/MDR expects total Bluetooth IC shipments to reach 721 million by 2008...

The Enhanced Data Rate specification that will bring Bluetooth from 1 to 3 Mbits/second was finalized in April...