IP: Andy says you got to be kidding Bluetooth has lost, says Intel executive

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Reply-To: <andy () outlook4mobility com>
> From: "Andy Seybold" <andy () outlook4mobility com>
> To: <farber () cis upenn edu>
> Subject: RE: Bluetooth has lost, says Intel executive
> Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 15:04:40 -0700
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> Dave--just like Intel--one group says that Bluetooth is alive and well
> (Simon Ellis at Intel) the same day Maloney says it is dead.
>
> Maloney obviously knows little, if anything about the differences. 802.11B
> does not support voice--and a BIG use for Bluetooth is going to be in hands
> free car kits and ear pieces.
> Secondly, 802.11B is, compared to Bluetooth, power hungry.
> He also missed the fact that with both Sprint PCS and Verizon rolling out
> cdma2000 1x packet systems at 153 kbps by the end of the year in many
> markets, the PDA-bluetooth-phone connections are going to be popular. Try
> using 802.11b between a PDA and phone and see how long your battery lasts.
> The bottom line is that Bluetooth is a PAN and 802.11b is a WLAN, very
> different products for very different uses.
>
> Best regards
>
> Andy Seybold
>
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> [mailto:owner-ip-sub-1 () admin listbox com]On Behalf Of David Farber
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> Subject: IP: Bluetooth has lost, says Intel executive
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> > Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 08:36:52 -0700
> > To: farber () cis upenn edu
> > From: Bob Hinden <hinden () iprg nokia com>
> > Subject: Yahoo! News Story - Bluetooth has lost, says Intel executive
> >
> > SAN JOSE, Calif.--Bluetooth has already lost the battle to become the
> > wireless network standard, according to the head of Intel's communications
> > strategy.
> >
> > Bluetooth--which lets cell phones, notebooks and other devices create
> > wireless networks that can then link to the Web--is not going to become a
> > mainstream technology, according to Sean Maloney, vice president and
> > general manager of the Intel Communications Group. Maloney made the
> > comments during a press conference Wednesday at the Intel Developer Forum
> here.
> > Instead, 802.11 will emerge as the de facto standard for connecting
> > wirelessly to the Internet.
> >
> >
> > Bluetooth has lost, says Intel executive
> > http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/cn/20010830/tc/bluetooth_has_lost_says_intel_e
> xecutive_1.html
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