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AVM at CeBIT 2003: Bluetooth Technology with BlueFRITZ!
AVM Presents New Bluetooth Applications

Berlin/Hanover (ots)

Voice and Data over Bluetooth-Wireless ADSL over Bluetooth-
   Increased Wireless Range
AVM continues to expand its line of
Bluetooth solutions. In addition to new products in the BlueFRITZ!
family (see separate press release), the Berlin telecommunications
specialist has devoted itself to increasing performance through
software and hardware optimization. Now Bluetooth delivers both
wireless ADSL and cordless telephony through a BlueFRITZ! access
point. AVM's solution already supplies two key applications, ISDN
over Bluetooth and wireless PC networking. BlueFRITZ! offers
wide-ranging communication capabilities by supporting standardized
Bluetooth profiles for ISDN, networking, serial-port and modem
communication, and cordless telephony. Moreover, its advanced
hardware design increases the wirelss range beyond the 100 meters
previously attained. The new developments can be seen in action live
at the AVM exhibit, Hall 13, Stand C48.
Bluetooth at Home: Phone, Surf, Fax, Share and Print
Bluetooth is increasingly becoming the universal wireless
communication technology. In addition to websurfing, PC telefax, and
networking, AVM presents two new applications at CeBIT, cordless
telephony and printing. For cordless telephony, a BlueFRITZ! access
point serves as the base station. Suitable telephones include all
mobile phones and cordless handsets that support the Bluetooth
Cordless Telephony Profile (CTP) or the Common ISDN Access Profile
(CIP). Familiar convenience features of ISDN cordless telephony, such
as caller ID, call forwarding and three-party calls, can all be used
over Bluetooth as well. The Bluetooth printing profile HCRP (Hardcopy
Cable Replacement Profile) paves the way for yet another Bluetooth
application. The new Bluetooth capabilities are rounded out by the
Headset profile. A Bluetooth headset can now be used to
remote-control the computer by voice input, or for PC telephony and
video conferencing. The PC can also play MP3 or other music files
over the wireless headset, in real-time and with high fidelity.
Wireless ADSL over Bluetooth for Fast, Cable-Free Internet Access
At CeBIT AVM introduces the first access point to supply wireless
ADSL and ISDN access to up to seven Bluetooth devices. With
throughput of 723 kbit/s, Bluetooth provides ideal conditions for
fast web-surfing over 768 kbit/s ADSL lines. In the Bluetooth
network, ADSL data is transported using the PAN networking profile.
This permits the use of IPComp data compression (RFC 2393), which
increases the Bluetooth data rate to over one megabit per second. Not
only PCs and notebooks, but also PDAs, video cameras and other
Bluetooth devices can use the access point's ADSL connection. The PAN
profile permits the use of IP or PPPoE, depending on the given
application's requirements. Furthermore, Bluetooth devices that do
not yet support the PAN profile-certain PDAs and palmtops, for
example-can use the modem-based profile DUN to surf the web at ADSL
speed.
Longer Range Through Advanced Transceiver Design
AVM's BlueFRITZ! transmits with Bluetooth Class 1 power, which
yields a minimum line-of-sight range of 100 meters. In comparative
tests by a number of computing magazines, AVM has consistently
achieved top scores for range and throughput rates. The wireless
range has now been significantly increased by a new advanced hardware
design. An increased receiver sensitivity (by approximately 8 dB to
87-88 dBm) at constant transmitter power delivers noticeable
improvement under difficult radio conditions-indoors for example-and
permits longer free-field range. Improved receiver sensitivity with
constant transmitter power-"don't talk louder, just listen better"-is
an advanced engineering solution that offers users nothing but
advantages.
Bluetooth SIG Acknowledges ISDN Profile CIP as Version 1.0
The Bluetooth ISDN profile CIP has been acknowledged as a fully
valid Bluetooth standard by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group, or
"Bluetooth SIG". Accordingly, the manufacturers' consortium has
raised the CIP profile to version number 1.0. All of AVM's BlueFRITZ!
products support the standard CIP profile. The ISDN profile defines
CAPI-based ISDN communication over Bluetooth wireless links. All ISDN
processes and features on the B and D channels are supported. At its
CeBIT stand, AVM demonstrates the capabilities of the Bluetooth
profile CIP in wireless ISDN communication. The exhibit spotlights
one and two-channel Internet access with data compression, color
telefax communication, two-channel H.320 video telephony, and
fixed-line SMS and MMS messaging over Bluetooth.
Bluetooth Tomorrow
The relatively young wireless technology has attained high
acceptance, with over 1000 different Bluetooth products available.
Bluetooth's current capabilities will increase still further in the
near future with the creation of numerous new applications. With its
position in network access and PC communication, AVM is set to play a
major part in this development. In addition to new individual
applications, the Berlin-based company expects the new Bluetooth 2.0
standard to be introduced in the coming year with a further bandwidth
increase to 10 Mbit/s.
For further information:
AVM Computersysteme Vertriebs GmbH
Urban Bastert
Press Relations Office
Alt-Moabit 95
10559 Berlin
Tel. +49-(0)30-39 97 62 14
Fax +49-(0)30-39 97 66 40 
E-mail  u.bastert@avm.de
www.avm.de

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