It is mainly used as an alternative to wire connections, to exchange files between nearby portable devices and connect cell phones and music players with wireless headphones.īluetooth is managed by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), which has more than 35,000 member companies in the areas of telecommunication, computing, networking, and consumer electronics. It employs UHF radio waves in the ISM bands, from 2.402 GHz to 2.48 GHz. In the most widely used mode, transmission power is limited to 2.5 milliwatts, giving it a very short range of up to 10 metres (33 ft). Typically less than 10 m (33 ft), up to 100 m (330 ft).īluetooth 5.0: 40–400 m (100–1,000 ft) īluetooth is a short-range wireless technology standard that is used for exchanging data between fixed and mobile devices over short distances and building personal area networks (PANs).