Bluetooth 6.0 is here, and it promises to make your item trackers even better
Channel Sounding allows for calculating the distance between two Bluetooth devices with greater accuracy than before.
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- Bluetooth SIG has released the Bluetooth 6.0 Core Specification.
- This spec introduces Bluetooth Channel Sounding, which allows true distance awareness between Bluetooth devices. It also introduces smaller upgrades for lower latency and more.
- However, devices with Bluetooth 6.0 will take some time to develop and become available for purchase in the market.
Bluetooth has become ubiquitous, and we take it for granted these days. It is on our phones, laptops, earbuds, item trackers, and other accessories. Any improvements to the Bluetooth spec can potentially transform a big chunk of the mobile landscape, though adopting the latest standard takes some time. The Bluetooth standard is now being updated to v6.0, bringing improvements like true distance awareness, lower latency in certain cases, and more.
Bluetooth SIG has released Bluetooth 6.0 Core Specification, and the biggest talking point here is the Bluetooth Channel Sounding feature. This introduces true distance awareness to the spec, which has great potential for item trackers. Bluetooth Channel Sounding enables secure, fine ranging between devices. It makes it possible to create products that can calculate the distance between two Bluetooth devices with significantly better accuracy than before.
