for data speeds of 512 Mbps or 1 Gbps.

The association also adopted new standard called IrSimple in August 2005. The development of IrSimple is credited to NTT Docomo, Sharp, ITX E-globaledge and Waseda University. IrSimple provides significantly faster data transmission but maintains backward compatibility with the existing IrDA-enabled protocols. The IrSimple protocols provide sub-1-second transfers of pictures between