Recently held in Beijing "Toshiba media salon", Toshiba electronics (China) co., LTD. System LSI being strategic business planning department, system LSI strategic market department deputy manager Chen Xiaodong says, will be released in late 2016 and early 2017 and a new generation of Bluetooth technology "Bluetooth" or will bring impact on wi-fi and ZigBee. 4 times because BT5.0 will implement the transmission distance, 2 times the transmission speed, 8 times the amount of radio data transmission. Distance and wi-fi, therefore, can be up to 200 meters, lower power consumption, but also a mesh network.

Looking BT5.0 applications, through the phone, can make all sorts of equipment connected each string. For example, if the gas alarm, mobile phones can learn and carry on remote control. Smart home is to connect all sensors/terminal, it cannot leave the bluetooth communication technology, etc. In short, every industry and operators have different ideas, bluetooth is these ideas.

Another Toshiba is one of the earliest five architects in bluetooth, bluetooth union began in May 1998.