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CSR now provides a range of up to 17 profiles for this operating system, including DUN (Dial-Up Networking) audio gateway, handsfree, BIP (Basic Image Printing), basic printing profile, AVP, (Audio Visual Profile), CTP, (Cordless Telephony Profile), and PAN (Personal Area Network) profile. CSR's BCHS for Symbian provides ODMs with a tailored Bluetooth host stack for smartphone applications.

CSR claims that its BCHS for Symbian reduces the cost of adding Bluetooth to a Symbian smartphone by creating a single-source solution with proven software and hardware. The product is developed to work with both UIQ and Nokia Series 60 SDKs on version 7 of the Symbian OS today, migrating to Version 8 OS for 2005.

John Halksworth, product marketing manager, CSR, said, 'According to Ovum and IDC, the smartphone market is expected to increase six-fold over the next three years. CSR has recognized this projected growth, and its BCHS for Symbian solution aims to simplify the process for ODMs by providing a Bluetooth-software solution rich in functionality and low in cost.'