ABI Research is tipping a key role for Bluetooth in providing connectivity for IoT, at the expense of other technologies such as Thread, ZigBee, and Z-Wave. ABI Research says shipments of Bluetooth devices will increase by an average of half a billion per year to reach in excess of five billion annually by 2021. ABI […]
Wi-SUN Alliance releases new spec for smart city mesh networking
The Wi-SUN Alliance, a global body dedicated to promoting products and services for smart utility networks based on the IEEE 802.15.4g standard, has released a specification for field area networks (FAN) to support open standards based networking for smart city applications. Wi-SUN’s director of standards, Bob Heile, said: “As the industry need for smart city […]
BT Global and Rajant IoT enable remote mine sites with kinetic mesh networks
BT Global Services has struck an agreement with US based Rajant Corporation under which BT will provide global connectivity to installations of Rajant’s wireless kinetic mesh network technology in factories, mine sites etc. The integration of the two networks is another example of a capillary network. BT said: “This agreement will enable organisations to connect […]
