INTRODUCING

Bluetooth® NLC

The only full-stack standard for wireless lighting control

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Develop with Bluetooth® Technology

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01. Join

01. Join

Join thousands of the world’s most innovative companies developing Bluetooth® products and influencing the future direction of Bluetooth technology.

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02. Build

02. Build

Find resources to help you build and test your Bluetooth® product.

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03. Qualify

03. Qualify

All products that use Bluetooth® technology must complete the product qualification process. It ensures global interoperability and further strengthens the Bluetooth brand.

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04. Brand

04. Brand

You’ve qualified your Bluetooth® product. Now what? It’s time to make sure it’s properly branded.

What’s New?

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Bluetooth® Electronic Shelf Label

Discover how a new Bluetooth® standard for the electronic shelf label market will help unlock the next phase in retail digital transformation

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Bluetooth Range

The Bluetooth® Range Estimator

Calculate the expected range between two Bluetooth® devices

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UPCOMING FEATURES

Latest Resources

The Importance of Standardizing Wireless Lighting Control

Lighting control systems are deployed in offices, retail, healthcare, factories, and other commercial facilities…

Six Bluetooth Mesh Feature Enhancements to Get Excited About

The new Bluetooth mesh feature enhancements offer more robust security, improved network efficiency, reduced…

Why Go Wireless for Commercial Lighting Control?

Figure 1: Wireless Shipments Trends Lighting control systems feature an intelligent network of individually…

The Benefits of Bluetooth Networked Lighting Control

Lighting control systems feature an intelligent network of individually addressable and sensor-rich luminaires and…

Bluetooth® Mesh Feature Enhancements Summary

This paper summarizes the recent Bluetooth® Mesh feature enhancements and provides references to other…

Bluetooth® Mesh Subnet Bridging - Technical Overview

This paper examines subnet bridging, a new feature introduced in the Bluetooth® Mesh protocol…

Bluetooth® Mesh Remote Provisioning - Technical Overview

This paper provides an overview of remote provisioning, a new Bluetooth® Mesh feature that…

Bluetooth® Mesh Private Beacons - Technical Overview

This paper examines private beacons, a type of beacon that can be used to…

Bluetooth® Mesh Directed Forwarding - Technical Overview

This paper provides an overview of directed forwarding, a new Bluetooth® Mesh feature that…

Everything You Need to Know About Bluetooth 5.4

Bluetooth 5.4 introduces support for bi-directional, large-scale, one-to-many networking, driven by wireless standardization needs…

The Latest in HADM with Bluetooth LE

HADM, or high accuracy distance measurement using Bluetooth does exactly what it says –…

Mr. Beacon Podcast on Electronic Shelf Labels

Kayla Myrhow discusses Electronic Shelf Labels (ESLs) powered by Bluetooth® technology. ESLs are changing…

Retail Pharmacy

A leading retailer is collaborating with Wiliot, an ambient Internet of Things (IoT) pioneer,…

Using IoT Sensor Technology to Produce Stronger, Healthier Colonies and Improve Pollination Outcomes

Honeybees are excellent pollinators and a critical part of food production. In fact, 75%…

Bluetooth audio’s biggest upgrade in years is coming soon to headphones

We’re on the cusp of a new generation of wireless headphones that are more…

Bluetooth SIG Announces Auracast™ Broadcast Audio, Allowing Unlimited Audio Sharing to Earbuds, Speakers or Hearing Devices

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), the trade association that oversees Bluetooth® technology, today…

Auracast is coming to Bluetooth, boosting movement, inclusion, and participation for hearing device users

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), the standards mover and shaker for the short-range…

The Bluetooth® Low Energy Primer

Are you new to Bluetooth Low Energy? Learn about its constituent parts, features, and how it works.

Bluetooth Location Services

See 8 use cases for enhancing building efficiencies and creating a better visitor experience, discover new data that supports the latest trends and forecasts, and find out what’s driving the rapid adoption of location services solutions.

Bluetooth® Technology for Linux Developers

Learn how to use the interprocess communication system D-Bus and the BlueZ APIs to create Bluetooth applications for Linux computers.

Designing and Developing Bluetooth® Internet Gateways

Learn about Bluetooth internet gateways, how to make them secure and scalable, and design and implement your own working prototype gateway and web application for use with either Bluetooth LE Peripherals or with Bluetooth mesh networks.

Lighting as a Platform

See how connected lighting systems are being used as a platform to enable advanced building services like wayfinding, asset tracking, and space utilization to improve the ROI of smart building investments.

Build a Smarter Building with Blue

See how Bluetooth increases reliability, reduces costs, and enhances your smart building ROI.

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