Wibree

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Wibree is a digital radio technology (intended to become an open radio standard) designed for ultra low power consumption (button cell battery) within a short range (10 meters / 30 feet) based around low-cost transceiver microchips in each device. Wibree is designed to work side-by-side with and complement Bluetooth. It operates in 2.4 GHz ISM band with physical layer bit rate of 1 Mbps. Main applications include devices such as watches, wireless keyboards, toys and sports sensors where low power-consumption is a key design requirement.

The technology was announced 2006-10-03 by Nokia. Partners that currently license the technology are Broadcom Corporation, CSR, Epson and Nordic Semiconductor. Bob Iannucci, head of Nokia's Research Centre, claims the technology is up to ten times more efficient than Bluetooth[1] and will have an output power around -6 dBm[2]. Nordic Semiconductor is aiming to sample Wibree chips during second half of 2007. [3]