BT 1.2 (Basic Data Rate) was the first widely used Bluetooth technology. Adaptive frequency hopping (AFH) helped avoid interference with Wi-Fi and other technologies in the same frequency.

Bluetooth devices are susceptible to external noise and interference. While they use frequency hopping to minimize these issues, congested radio spectrums can still cause problems, especially in ...

However, 15 years before Bluetooth technology began helping to create a healthier, smarter, more productive, and more ...

Hollywood star Hedy Lamarr developed frequency hopping, which led to modern technologies like WiFi, Bluetooth, and GPS. Visit Insider's home page for more stories. As Virginia Woolf famously said ...

In 1940, Austrian-born Hedy Lamarr, considered one of the sexiest actresses of her time, was also a co-inventor of frequency hopping. She, along with George Antheil, an American composer ...