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THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BLUETOOTH TECHNOLOGY

The Bluetooth technology was developed by members of a Special Interest Group (SIG). The participating companies agree not to charge royalties on any Intellectual Property (IP) necessary to implement the technology. The SIG started initially with the promoters, who were the primary developers of the technology, and then expanded to include early adopters and adoptees.

Environment
The Bluetooth technology was developed to be used within a unique global environment that would not only enable integration into the host devices but would also allow the mobile device to travel easily from one country to another. In addition, due to the personal/confidential data contained on the different types of client devices (e.g., the mobile computer), the link formed between these devices needed to be as secure as the cable it was replacing.