Knowledge Base .: What is the difference between Bluetooth wireless technologies and other technologies, such as UWB, 802.11g, 802.11a, 802.11b, WLAN, Wi-Fi, AirPort, Infrared, and Zigbee?

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Knowledge Base .: What is the difference between Bluetooth wireless technologies and other technologies, such as UWB, 802.11g, 802.11a, 802.11b, WLAN, Wi-Fi, AirPort, Infrared, and Zigbee?

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What is the difference between Bluetooth wireless technologies and other technologies, such as UWB, 802.11g, 802.11a, 802.11b, WLAN, Wi-Fi, AirPort, Infrared, and Zigbee?

While there are many differences, key among them are range, power consumption and intended use. Bluetooth wireless technology in its most common implementations has a range of 30 feet (10m), is low-power consuming, designed for battery operated mobile devices and provides voice, data and audio connections between devices.

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