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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Cutting the Cord: The Birth of Bluetooth Stereo Headsets
Wellingborough, UK - Bluetooth technology has been hugely successful and has now largely replaced wired headsets in specific markets. Its initial success was to replace the wired headset for hands-free calling in an automotive setting. With this well and truly established, Bluetooth headsets are looking to conquer new markets.
The development of A2DP (a Bluetooth profile which allows stereo to be transmitted over Bluetooth) marked the beginning for stereo headsets. With A2DP, there are great opportunities for Bluetooth stereo headsets to displace wires for: music on the phone, music on the MP3 player, and listening to audio while using portable DVD players, notebook PCs and gaming equipment. “Cutting the cord”, losing the wires between headset and device, is anticipated to be the key driver for these markets.
Filomena Berardi of IMS Research, author of the 2009 Bluetooth Headsets report commented “Many consumers, even beyond early adopters, enjoy high-tech solutions and wireless is a natural progression from wired. This mirrors a trend seen throughout the consumer electronics industry, for example using WiFi for Internet connection. So many in the industry are optimistic this will pan-out in the stereo headset market.”
In 2008, over 6 million Bluetooth stereo headsets were shipped. Further, around 85% of all Bluetooth-enabled mobile handsets supplied in 2008 included A2DP, which is increasingly being included in other devices. Last, the range of stereo headset models and their design features will continue to improve. Over the next five years, the teething problems of sound quality and unattractive prices are forecast to pass. Stereo headsets will then become a healthy, growing member of the Bluetooth family.
If you would like an interview with an expert in this area, please contact IMS Research.
About IMS Research
IMS Research is a supplier of market research and consultancy services on a wide range of global electronics markets. The company is supported by headquarters in Wellingborough, UK and offices in Austin, Texas and Shanghai, China. IMS Research regularly publishes detailed research on connectivity markets, among others. www.imsresearch.com
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