MobiHealth News August 19, 2020
Companies are collaborating to extend the reach of Bluetooth exposure notification systems beyond smartphones.
Work is underway to create a specification which would enable wearable devices to utilise COVID-19 contact tracing technology.
More than 130 Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) member companies have joined a working group, which aims to define a standardised method to add wearables to the existing smartphone-based Exposure Notification System (ENS), while preserving privacy and security protections.
The working group serves as a centralised forum for discussion on the effective use of Bluetooth technology in slowing the spread of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases.
By extending the ENS to include wearables, such as wristbands, the technology could better address population groups where smartphone usage remains low,...
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