The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), the group that oversees development of the widespread Bluetooth standard, has today unveiled the details about its new mesh networking standard. This ...

Bluetooth is about to get some significant new mesh networking capabilities — and the best bit is, you may not need new hardware to benefit from them. Mesh networking will make it simpler to connect ...

BELLEVUE, WASH.—The developers of Bluetooth have incorporated the short-throw wireless transmission technology into mesh networking. With mesh networking, Bluetooth is no longer limited to its unaided ...

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Bluetooth is adding support for a new mesh networking specification that will improve Bluetooth LE devices across various categories, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced in a briefing ...

Virtually all of us use Bluetooth. Headphones, speakers, beacons, hands-free devices, mice, laptops, tablets, smartphones, and hundreds of other similarly empowered devices. Bluetooth (BT) is also ...

There’s big news in the world of smart home networking from the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG). Last week, the SIG announced the formation of a working group to create a mesh networking ...

A wireless local area network platform is becoming a de facto standard in businesses, and its popularity could come at the expense of Bluetooth. IEEE 802.11b, as it is designated by the Institute of ...

3.) Understand Bluetooth vs. Wi-Fi. Although the networks are similar, implementing Bluetooth vs. Wi-Fi enabled mesh networks requires different skills and insights. A new type of device (with ...

Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are both wireless networking technologies. They transmit information via radio signals broadcast through the air rather than over wires, allowing devices to communicate with each ...

Last week, I mentioned that the terms and conditions accompanying so-called unlimited mobile data service packages contain some significant caveats. Among these are restrictions on what kinds of ...