Comes the Bluetooth 4.2: faster, safer and smarter

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced the new specification Bluetooth4.2: provided specific functionality for privacy, higher-speed data transfer and an update that will allow direct access to the internet. The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced the new specification Bluetooth 4.2 with which there are specific functionality for privacy, higher-speed data transfer and an update that will enable Bluetooth Smart sensors to directly access the Internet.

The group (on the board, there is also Joakim Linde, Senior Wireless Architect Apple) highlighted the potential connection in domestic scenarios, with features that take advantage of access to the internet, promising connectivity at low voltage and IPv6 support within the end of this year.

As anticipated the new standard Bluetooth 4.2 promises improvements in data transfer speeds up to 2.5x faster than the previous version. The Bluetooth SIG speaks of increments in the transfer speed of the packages, with specific functions can reduce transmission errors, thus allowing more efficient connections.

The privacy features require low voltage, allowing at the same time protecting users from tracking devices Bluetooth, interesting as more and more stores are implementing management functions of Bluetooth beacons, or similar. Will you decide whether to allow the tracking of your device.

The Bluetooth specification 4.2 is already available. The capabilities for direct access to the internet will be released within a month.