The upcoming improvements for Bluetooth‘s next very gave us a glimpse last year as to what could be expected, however apart from revealing the name of the upcoming Bluetooth, by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group also revealed that the upcoming version is not only set to have new standards but also specifics. The details of the upcoming standards is said to be officially announced very soon.

The 2014 release of Bluetooth 4.2 now has a successor named Bluetooth 5 and this year, it is said that the release will be a notable one. The Wireless connection’s range of the Bluetooth 5 is said to increase by 4X. Along with that the transfer rates will also increase for low energy along with an in speed booster of 2X. Another thing that was shared by the Bluetooth SIG is that new possibilities will also be opened by the Bluetooth 5.

Apart from that, the other things that would be provided significantly by the Bluetooth 5 would also include services which are connection less such as navigation and information which is relevant to the location. The capacity for advertising transmissions has also been significantly added. Furthermore, the deployment of beacons as well as the adoption of services for location based is said to be propelled by the Bluetooth 5 for its users all across the globe.

These days, the Bluetooth is said to become another important factor towards the hardware of our computers. Improvements in general towards the wireless standards is said to also have an impact directly on products like the Apple Watch, iPhone and to even more to headphones that are wireless. The official announcement would be made by Bluetooth SIG in a press event that would be held in London where all the necessary information would be provided in regulars to the Bluetooth 5.