TDC has launched a Bluetooth module with an open-field range of one kilometer from its internal antenna, the longest range of any Bluetooth module. The spectrum can be further extended by adding a high gain directional antenna.
The EZURiO BTM402 BISM II module from TDC is a fully qualified Bluetooth version 2.0 solution with a range of up to 1km, that gives developers a drop-in communications solution requiring minimal integration and no type approval. According to TDC, Bluetooth devices normally have a range of just 10m, rising to 300m for high performance modules. The new EZURiO module should definitely grant many new applications to benefit from the use of this stable and well-recognized standard.

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