Ilumi Solutions Announces Bridge Technology Between Bluetooth Mesh, Wi-Fi
IoT company ilumi solutions launched at CES a Bluetooth mesh network technology that will integrate audio, video and lighting products in the home. The company also bowed a bridge technology that connects its Bluetooth MeshTek technology to existing Wi-Fi networks…
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and routers. The approach combines the secure and local network advantages of Bluetooth mesh networking with the internet connectivity and strength of Wi-Fi for handling large data volume and enabling cloud-based interoperability, said ilumi. Manufacturers that integrate MeshTek can provide smart products with no extra hardware or programming needed, said the company. Bluetooth mesh networks accommodate up to 50 devices in a local network that can be controlled by a single app, it said. The company is showing audio, video, lighting, TVs, speakers and an Optoma projector implementing the technology at CES (Booth #44744). Ilumi’s MeshTek chipsets are Bluetooth 5-ready and are due mid-year, it said. The company also is introducing an outdoor-rated LED smart lighting strip that can be used to create light patterns and an adjustable white A19 LED bulb to join its color-changing LED bulbs already in the market.