Patrick Mannion of EE Times reports that Bluetooth seems to be falling by the wayside, if presentations and comments at the IEEE Rawcon technical conference are any indication of support. Mannion writes . . .

“Support for Bluetooth may be waning, as 802.11b wireless networks rise and fixed wireless and ultrawideband stub their toes on technical hurdles. That's the implication from the program lineup at this week's Rawcon conference in Boston, where a paucity of Bluetooth papers adds fuel to analyst speculation that the highly touted wireless networking technology may not be able to compete with the faster 802.11b on one end and simpler, low-power alternatives on the other.”

“Represented by a mere two papers, Bluetooth is notable mostly by its absence from the IEEE's Rawcon technical conference, which focuses on all things wireless.”

” 'Despite the hype and expectations, Bluetooth clearly hasn't lived up to expectations,' said Craig Mathias, principal at the Farpoint Group (Ashland, Mass.). 'We're telling clients to not pay a whole lot [of] attention to it.' . . .”

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