Ellisys Bluetooth Vanguard Advanced Protocol Analysis System Supports Next-Gen Bluetooth Features

Ellisys, a leading provider of protocol test, analysis, and qualification solutions for Bluetooth technology, Universal Serial Bus (USB), and other wired and wireless technologies, announced pre-standard support for several upcoming, unreleased major Bluetooth technological advancements. The company's Vanguard all-in-one Bluetooth protocol analysis system now supports High Data Throughput, Higher Bands, and Channel Sounding capabilities.

Virscient introduced SoundTrack, an Apple Find My network accessory reference implementation for Qualcomm-based audio devices. The new software solution by the wireless and audio specialists from New Zealand, allows manufacturers of high-quality audio devices to add one of the most valued features by consumers by offering user-friendly lost device location tracking via Apple’s Find My network and the Apple Find My app.

To better support and strengthen the adoption of Ultra Wideband (UWB) technology, the two existing supporting organizations, UWB Alliance and the FiRa Consortium have established a joint liaison agreement to align their ideas and get their act together. This liaison will provide the two organizations with guiding principles to ultimately achieve the common goal of creating a UWB-enabled ecosystem and supporting use of UWB technology, which could be an important enabler in critical health and safety, personal networks or smart home applications.

CEVA announced the general release of its RivieraWaves Bluetooth 5.1 IP and multiple license agreements already signed with leading semiconductor companies. Supporting the headline new feature of Direction Finding via Angle of Arrival (AoA) and Angle of Departure (AoD) for enhanced location services, the RW-Bluetooth 5.1 IP is available in both Bluetooth Dual Mode and Bluetooth Low Energy flavors.

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced a new direction finding feature that holds the potential to significantly enhance the performance of Bluetooth location services solutions, down to centimeter-level location accuracy. The new feature, included in version 5.1 of the Bluetooth Core Specification, allows devices to determine the direction of a Bluetooth signal, thereby enabling the development of Bluetooth proximity solutions that can understand device direction as well as Bluetooth positioning systems.