The Bluetooth Special Interest Group ( SIG ) has published details of its technology roadmap for 2016 . The group aims to position it as the global wireless standard , as the Internet of Things ( IoT ) looks set to take off , and to accelerate growth in areas such as smart homes , industrial automation and smart city infrastructure . Key enhancements include a longer range , which will deliver more robust connections for larger , full building environments ; a 100 % increase in speed to enable faster data transfers in critical applications such as medical devices ; and the introduction of mesh networking , which will enable more devices or sensors to connect together across a wider area . ' The Bluetooth technology roadmap is a powerful expression of our mission to continue as a catalyst for industry growth [ ... ] The new functionality we will soon be adding will further solidify Bluetooth as the backbone of IoT technology ' , said Mark Powell , Executive Director , Bluetooth SIG .
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has published details of its technology roadmap for 2016. The group aims to position Bluetooth as the global wireless standard, as the Internet of Things (IoT) looks set to take off, and to accelerate growth in areas such as smart homes, industrial automation and smart city infrastructure. Key enhancements include a longer range, which will deliver more robust connections for larger, full building environments; a 100% increase in speed to enable faster data transfers in critical applications such as medical devices; and the introduction of mesh networking, which will enable more devices or sensors to connect together across a wider area. 'The Bluetooth technology roadmap is a powerful expression of our mission to continue as a catalyst for industry innovation [...] The new functionality we will soon be adding will further solidify Bluetooth as the backbone of IoT technology', says Mark Powell, Executive Director, Bluetooth SIG.