!!! Overview
[{$pagename}] is a[wireless]  [Proprietary Protocol] technology [standard] for exchanging data over short distances (using short-wavelength [UHF] radio waves in the [ISM] band from 2.4 to 2.485 [GHz][4]) from fixed and [Mobile Devices], and building [Personal Area Networks] (PANs). 

[{$pagename}] was invented by telecom vendor Ericsson in [1994|Year 1994], and was originally conceived as a [wireless] alternative to [RS-232] [data] [cables|Cable Connections]. 

[{$pagename}] can connect up to seven devices.

[{$pagename}] is managed by the [Bluetooth Special Interest Group] ([SIG]), which has paid member companies in the areas of telecommunication, computing, networking, and consumer electronics.

[{$pagename}] was an [IEEE] standardized [{$pagename}] as [IEEE 802.15.1] however they no longer maintains the standard. The [Bluetooth Special Interest Group] ([SIG]) oversees development of the specification, manages the qualification program, and protects the trademarks. A 
manufacturer must meet [Bluetooth Special Interest Group] standards to market it as a [{$pagename}] [device]. A network of patents apply to the technology, which are licensed to individual qualifying [devices].

[{$pagename}] is a [Standard] 

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[{$pagename}] is __NOT__ an [Open Source] and __NOT__ an [Open Standard]
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Bluetooth has a few different Names:
* [{$pagename}] BR (Basic Rate)
* [{$pagename}] EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
* [{$pagename}] Smart

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* [#1] - [Bluetooth|Wikipedia:Bluetooth|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2019-08-20