Hello. Sign in to get personalized recommendations. New customer? Start here.

Hi!   Sign in    Register

Home > life > Wireless Industry News > FAA Clears Bluetooth Technology for Takeoff

FAA Clears Bluetooth Technology for Takeoff

2013/12/22 18:36:35     Source: ivt     Views:2123     Comments:0

Summary:News from the FAA this week gives airlines the green light to expand passenger use of wireless – including Bluetooth® technology – during all phases of a flight.

News from the FAA this week gives airlines the green light to expand passenger use of wireless – includingBluetooth® technology – during all phases of a flight. This update to the 50-year-old policy is good news for travelers, and as a frequent traveler, I appreciate the ability to use my Bluetooth keyboard while working on my tablet mid-flight. What this now-opened door really signals is how far the wireless industry has come to enable ubiquitous wireless use.

It wasn’t too long ago we were told we couldn’t use Wi-Fi or Bluetooth on planes, and we needed to turn off the radios in our phones to conserve battery power or cut down on interference or protect our data from hackers. That is no longer the case. The evolution of the Bluetooth specification makes it possible for the FAA to say, “Yep, all good!” and we no longer hear recommendations to “turn it off” anywhere else.

Says Johnathan Schildkraut, analyst at Evercore Partners in this Reuter’s article: “The FAA’s decision is likely to move more passengers towards always-on connectivity.”

I would contend that we’re not just talking about passengers on planes, but all of us in our daily lives. We’ve become always-on – or rather, given the option to be always-on or –off without thinking about it – and the wireless technology in our lives give us that ability. This news truly hammers that point home.

                 

 

(Credit: IVT)


About Product
An Intro to Blu

Bluetooth® technology is one...[More]

Bluetooth SIG M

The introduction of Bluetoot...[More]