Bluetooth 3.0 Will Top at 24 Mbits/s

As expected, the new Bluetooth 3.0 has been officially unveiled. It looks like an evolution of the current 2.1+EDR standard which is included but now associated with the 802.11n protocol to boost transfer speed of large files at up to 24 MBits/s. However, this is much slower tat what is currently possible with the 802.11n protocol. First products compatible with this new BT 3.0 format should arrive in 9 to 12 months, so the new iPhone might not support, except if Apple include a pre-release draft version, similarly to what happened with the pre-802.11n W-Fi protocol. The main advantage will be the back compatibility of the BT 3.0 with previous generation of BT products.