Bluetooth Special Interest Group Update

Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announces a new Smart Home Subgroup.

17:57 27 January 2019

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has announced a new Smart Home Subgroup as a response to the growing number of technology companies using Bluetooth Mesh for smart home solutions. To date, 60 member companies have signed up to the subgroup.

 

Mesh models define the behaviour of devices connected to a Bluetooth mesh network and constitute the application layer of Bluetooth mesh networking.

 

Mark Powell, Bluetooth SIG executive director, said: “The release of Bluetooth mesh networking and the recent formation of the Smart Home Subgroup are important milestones in the development of the smart home market,” 

 

“For over a decade, Bluetooth has been the global wireless standard for the connected home, connecting everything from appliances and entertainment systems to tools, toys, and even toothbrushes. Now with mesh networking support, Bluetooth is in a position to help the home automation market reach mass scale.”