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IEEE 802.15.4 IC Market Expected to Expand
According to ABI Research, 850 million IEEE 802.15.4 chipsets, which support wireless sensor networks, will ship between 2010 and 2016, despite strong competition from Bluetooth, reflecting a compound annual growth rate of over 60%. The IEEE 802.15.4 IC market, often referred to as wireless sensor networks, will expand to over 850 million units per annum by 2016, experiencing a compound annual growth rate of over 60% from 2010 to 2016. While growth is led by advanced metering infrastructure equipment, significant uptake is expected in [...]
Dual RFID-ZigBee sensors from Libelium to enable NFC applications for the Internet of Things
The new RFID/NFC module for the Waspmote sensor platform completes the active tag technology driven by ZigBee with passive tag identification enabling the creation of complex location based services with just one device. Libelium, a technology leader in wireless sensor networks for Smart Cities solutions announces the launch of the new RFID/NFC module for the Waspmote sensor platform. The new radio module extends Waspmote features allowing the sensor data to be used in Location Based Services (LBS), such as asset tracking, supply chain [...]
Antenova Chosen by Telegesis for ZigBee Smart Energy Modules
Announces Telegesis ETRX3 ZigBee Module with Antenova’s 2.4GHz ZigBee antenna has been selected for Smart Gas Meters by Elster Antenova Ltd., the integrated antenna and RF solutions company, announced their 2.4GHz ZigBee antennas have been selected by Telegesis for their latest range of ZigBee Smart Energy Modules. Antenova further announced the collaboration has resulted in the Companies’ products being designed into a Smart Gas Meter by Elster, a leading global provider of gas, electricity and [...]
TI unveils ZigBee Smart Energy 2.0 SoC
The SE2.0 SoC has an integrated ARM Cortex-M3 processor, memory, and 802.15.4g radio and is tailored for Smart Grid and remote sensor applications. Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN), the leader in highly integrated wireless connectivity solutions, announced the industry's first demonstration of a radio frequency (RF) system-on-chip (SoC) that integrates an IEEE 802.15.4 (2.4 GHz) radio, an ARM Cortex-M3 processor, dedicated Smart Energy (SE) 2.0 hardware security acceleration, and enough flash and RAM to run the ZigBee IP [...]
Digi Releases Next Generation ZigBee Smart Energy Gateway
Enhanced Smart Energy gateway optimized for large device deployments Digi International (NASDAQ: DGII) today introduced the ConnectPort® X2e for Smart Energy, a low-cost, enhanced version of the company’s ZigBee Smart Energy gateway. The gateway connects ZigBee Smart Energy devices from a Home Area Network (HAN) to an energy service provider via broadband. It offers additional memory and processing power for over-the-air updates of connected Smart Energy devices, making it easier for [...]
Luxoft Teams Up with Atmel to Complement its Application Development Services with ZigBee® Smart Energy™ Offering
Luxoft, a member of IBS Group and provider of advanced application and software engineering outsourcing services, today announced its collaboration with Atmel® Corporation, a leader in microcontroller, touch technology and wireless solutions, to offer a broad range of wireless application development and quality assurance services designed specifically for ZigBee® Smart Energy™ standards. Through this collaboration, Luxoft’s advanced application development, radio frequency (RF) design, and quality assurance and testing [...]
Linear Technology Acquires Dust Networks
The addition of low-power wireless sensor network technology extends Linear’s product portfolio into key growth areas in industrial process control, data acquisition, and energy harvesting. Linear Technology Corp., a leader in high-performance analog integrated circuits, announced the acquisition of Dust Networks Inc., a leading provider of low-power wireless sensor network technology. The acquisition of Dust Networks, based in Hayward, CA, will enable Linear to offer a complete high-performance wireless sensor networking solution. [...]
ABI Research Evaluates IEEE 802.15.4 IC Market
Predicts revenues to exceed $1.1 Billion in 2016. According to ABI Research, the IEEE 802.15.4 IC market will grow to over $1.1 billion in 2016—up from just $90 million in 2010. Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) is still a key adoption market and there is significant impetus behind the continuation of this market. Some concerns have been raised around mass deployments ahead of IP support and the planned ZigBee Smart Energy 2.0, but recent announcements by ZigBee to migrate its portfolio of profiles into IP-based solutions [...]
Libelium announces Vehicle Traffic Monitoring Platform offering Bluetooth Sensors communicating over ZigBee
The Vehicle Traffic Monitoring Platform from Libelium allows system integrators to create real time systems for monitoring vehicular and pedestrian traffic in cities by using the new “Bluetooth - ZigBee” double radio feature available in the Waspmote sensor board. Libelium, a technology leader in wireless sensor networks, announces the launch of the new Vehicle Traffic Monitoring Platform as part of its Smart Cities solution. The platform is capable of sensing the flow of Bluetooth devices in a given street, roadway or passageway [...]
Smart home cloud services worth $6 billion in 2015
Smart home sensor network chipset shipments, the majority wireless chipset solutions, will approach 100 million worldwide in 2015, enabling nearly $6 billion in cloud services for energy and home service providers, according to a study by ON World. Adoption of smart home sensor networking is accelerating in several channels and new business models are already emerging. “Demand for energy solutions has invigorated the smart home market and resulted in cloud based innovations that make smart home services accessible for the average [...]
