Despite growing automotive commitment to Bluetooth, efforts have been significantly impaired by a deficit of Bluetooth-enabled mobile handsets, according to a recent study by technology research firm ABI.

This current lack of compatible handsets is directly attributed to the fact that all current North American Bluetooth handsets operate over GSM/GPRS networks. Because of the lack of satisfactory GSM/GPRS coverage in the region, the adoption of Bluetooth handsets has been hampered. Automakers have also been negatively affected because telephony is the current mainstay for Bluetooth in the vehicle.

Find out more about the study at DeviceForge, which has published a summary report.

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