UL Accredited as a Bluetooth® 4.0 Testing Laboratory

"I'm delighted that we've achieved this accreditation, which allows us to cover all aspects of Bluetooth testing and qualification and provide our customers with a one-stop solution to all their Bluetooth market access needs.  As a global services company we are devoted to helping customers get safer products to market faster and we look forward to continuing to leverage our existing regulatory capabilities and testing/certification expertise in ways that facilitate trade and innovation for manufacturers."   Stephen Kirk, Vice President and General Manager, UL Verification Services.

"I'm delighted that we've achieved this accreditation, which allows us to cover all aspects of Bluetooth testing and qualification and provide our customers with a one-stop solution to all their Bluetooth market access needs.  As a global services company we are devoted to helping customers get safer products to market faster and we look forward to continuing to leverage our existing regulatory capabilities and testing/certification expertise in ways that facilitate trade and innovation for manufacturers."   Stephen Kirk, Vice President and General Manager, UL Verification Services.

The latest in the line of Bluetooth wireless technology standards, Bluetooth 4.0 offers lower power consumption, which will greatly increase the number of devices that can implement Bluetooth technology. Manufacturers implementing Bluetooth wireless technology into a device commonly have their products assessed and approved by a laboratory of Special Interest Group (SIG), of which UL was accredited as in 2002, before it is sold under the Bluetooth trademark to validate compliance with Bluetooth regulations.

UL's accreditation as a Bluetooth 4.0 testing laboratory, following its recent investment  in testing equipment to offer conformance and certification for LTE, the latest cellular technology, is yet another example of UL adapting to meet the needs of a constantly changing market place.

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