Dec. 24, 2001

Future Buyers of Bluetooth-enabled products from Taiwan might be interested to learn that TUeV Rheinland, a German certification authority, plans to set up a Bluetooth Qualification Test Facility in Taiwan next year to provide certification services for Bluetooth technologies and products.

TUeV Rheinland employs over 8,000 persons in 40 nations and provides certification services to over 100 nations. Its Taiwan branch will be the sole Bluetooth certification body on the island.

After opening this BQTF in Taiwan, TUeV Rheinland plans to open similar facilities in Japan, South Korea, Europe and North America. The organization says its BQTF will provide clients with Bluetooth technology and qualification services. As a one-stop window for certification and qualification tests, the facility aims to help firms to shorten product development time.

On Dec. 7, TueV Rheinland web-posted the results of its certification services for the Bluetooth baseband products developed by chip designer Wise Creation Technolog Ltd. Wise Creation is the first Taiwan firm to develop Bluetooth baseband products.
Wise Creation acquired the U.S.-based Alinks Telecommunications last year to help it develop wireless telecommunication products. The company has poised itself as a provider of intellectual property for total system solutions.