Nokia today introduced Wibree technology, a wireless technology with low power consumption to connect small devices. Wibree is the first open technology offering connectivity between mobile devices or Personal Computers, and small, button cell battery power devices such as watches, wireless keyboards, toys and sports sensors.

Wibree technology complements close range communication with Bluetooth like performance within 0-10 m range and data rate of 1 Mbps. Wibree is optimized for applications requiring extremely low power consumption, small size and low cost. Wibree is implemented either as stand-alone chip or as Bluetooth-Wibree dual-mode chip. The small devices like watches and sports sensors will be based on stand-alone chip whereas Bluetooth devices will take benefit of the dual-mode solution, extending Bluetooth device connectivity to new range of smallest devices.

This new radio technology developed by Nokia Research Center complements other local connectivity technologies, enabling smaller and less costly implementations and being easy to integrate with Bluetooth solutions. 

Nokia is defining the Wibree interoperability specification together with a group of leading companies representing semiconductor manufacturers, device vendors and qualification service providers. According to the current estimate the first commercial version of the interoperability specification will be available during second quarter of 2007.