"Bluetooth will become the pervasive technology to support wireless communication in various contexts of every day life," F-Secure and Secure Networks announces in their 2006 study, "Going Around with Bluetooth in Full Safety."1 A low-range transmission device now commonly installed in phones and personal computers, Bluetooth has become part of the everyday life of the technological consumer marketplace and holds a very strong bid on its future. Currently operable in low bandwidth radio waves that extend, at best, up to 100 meters, Bluetooth is in a rapid state of change.
             While the transformations of the 1.0 and 1.1. problem-riddled versions have provided a powerful outlet for utility and created a name for the Bluetooth technology, the horizon of Bluetooth capabilities is only beginning to be seen. Ultimately, with careful planning and exacting growth methods, the Bluetooth protocol could be changed from a communication alternative to a communication norm. To its benefit, the future of Bluetooth does not require a host PC, like a LAN or USB would. Although its current place in the license-free ISM band keeps it in the lower band-widths, Version 2.0 rolled out the Bluetooth Enhanced Data Rate that implemented such a higher data transmission rate – nearly three times – that its increase in power usage is clearly outweighed by its capabilities.
             At the helm of the Bluetooth frontier push is the Bluetooth Special Interest Group. The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) is compromised of leaders in the telecommunications, computing, consumer electronics, automotive, and network industries. Their dedication to Bluetooth wireless technology has been fundamental to the success of Bluetooth and its integration into the consumer marketplace. Bluetooth SIG also rallies around its media with a wide cadre of promoter groups; Intel notwithstanding, Ericsson, Microsoft, Motorola, Toshiba, and over 4500 ...