News Release from: 7 layers
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 31 October 2003
Bluetooth testing gains official recognition
7 Layers UK has been awarded Bluetooth Qualification Test Facility status by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group for RF, protocol and profile scopes.
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7 Layers UK has been awarded Bluetooth Qualification Test Facility (BQTF) status by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) for RF, protocol and profile scopes. A number of Bluetooth test cases have been moved to Category A so must be carried out by a designated BQTF. Halam Rose, Bluetooth Specialist, of 7 Layers UK stated: "We are proud to have been awarded BQTF status after a stringent audit of our competence and quality.
This is excellent news for anyone thinking about developing Bluetooth products.
Because we have demonstrated our competence to the Bluetooth SIG and because of our use of validated test equipment, category A tests performed by our BQTF don't have to be supported by evidence the way category B tests do.
Generating additional evidence was time consuming and so delayed manufactures getting their products to market and added to the cost of Bluetooth qualification.
It has become faster and cheaper to qualify Bluetooth products".
Commenting on the state of the market Laurence Richardson, Managing Director of 7 Layers UK said: "The fact that test cases can be moved to category A, shows that the Bluetooth specification and dedicated test equipment have achieved maturity.
This coupled with the cost of Bluetooth silicon plummeting means that many companies are finding they have the confidence to design Bluetooth products because they can build them at a price the market will welcome and they can avoid surprises in the development.
We have seen a big increase in Bluetooth business this year with Bluetooth testing and our BQB Bluetooth administration work, and we have also been very busy with GSM/GPRS testing.
We expect to see many more handsets combining both technologies in the next 12 months".
7 Layers UK is a joint venture between TTPCom and 7 Layers, which operates and supports communications test laboratories in many locations around the world.
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