WH Smith PLC

WH Smith PLC is one of the UK's leading retail groups. The High Street stores sell a wide range of newspapers, stationery, books and entertainment products.

WHSmith selected Nordic ID's RF651 Handheld terminals in partnership with BT Expedite, who are the architects of the WHSmith IT infrastructure. The solution roll-out started in October 2006 and to date have installed over 1 500 RF651's, with more than two thousand Bluegiga Access Servers and more than five hundred Paxar Bluetooth printers in all high street stores.

This solution provided by Nordic ID and BT Expedite is the World's first roaming Bluetooth solution. The RF651 is a Bluetooth terminal that connects remotely to the Bluetooth module in the Bluegiga Access Servers. The handsets will then automatically ‘roam', connecting to the Access Server that gives out the strongest signal. The roaming Bluetooth network covers the whole store environment. This is not only the largest Bluetooth installation in UK, but also the first Bluetooth ‘Roaming' solution in the World. Download PDF

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