Though more than a year into it, the pandemic still impacts many aspects of our lives, from the way we shop to the way we work to how we share information. Thankfully, members of the Bluetooth® community continue to innovate and share new technologies across the industry despite pandemic-related challenges.

Since transitioning to a virtual event platform, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has participated in a wide range of presentations and webinars designed to help communicate advancements in Bluetooth technology.

Here’s a look back at some of the top Bluetooth virtual event presentations from the past year.

 

Bluetooth 2021 Virtual Events

Optimizing Healthcare Facilities Using Wireless Technology – A Case Study

In this webcast, leaders from Riverside Healthcare, Kontakt.io, and the Bluetooth SIG demonstrate how Bluetooth® technology has been integrated within healthcare facilities. They provide real examples of how medical device tracking, indoor navigation, space utilization, and other location services are helping healthcare facilities optimize their operations and improve the care they provide patients. Watch the webcast.

How to Unlock the Full Potential of Networked Lighting Control Systems

In this Bluetooth® webinar, industry experts from OSRAM, McWong International Inc., EMC, and the Bluetooth SIG highlight first-hand accounts and lessons learned from those who have installed and commissioned wireless networked lighting control systems, outline how different wireless mesh networking technologies address the lingering question of scalability and performance of wireless systems, and more. Watch the on-demand webinar.

How to Make Buildings Smarter with Location-Based Services

Featured at Smart Buildings Show 2021, this presentation from Quuppa looks at how location-based services are used to increase efficiency, improve safety, and enable a more enhanced user experience in office environments, factories, warehouses, healthcare, and sports facilities. Watch the recorded presentation.

From Lighting to the BMS – How Qualified Bluetooth® Mesh is Bridging the Gap between Intelligent Building Control Systems

Delivered at Smart Building Show 2021, this OSRAM presentation explores how a qualified Bluetooth® Mesh lighting control system can establish a bridge between lighting controls and sensor-rich luminaires that enables the movement and analysis of building operations data to achieve valuable energy savings, lower maintenance costs, and enhanced services for building managers. Watch the recorded presentation.

Highly Scalable & Reliable – The Decentralized Approach to Lighting Controls

Featured at Smart Buildings Show 2021, this presentation from Sylvania looks at how we can put the old ways behind us to deliver large-scale, reliable, and efficient lighting using the unique decentralized control architecture of qualified Bluetooth® Mesh. Watch the recorded presentation.

Understanding Bluetooth® Internet Gateways for IoT Solutions

Bluetooth® technology is used by nearly 40 percent of all Internet of Things (IoT) devices. This presentation looks at how to use Bluetooth devices in true IoT solutions. Watch to learn about Bluetooth Internet Gateways and come to understand their requirements, architecture, and implementation. Watch the presentation

The Promise of Next-Generation Bluetooth® LE Audio Connectivity

The new Bluetooth® Low Energy (LE) Audio capabilities mean another step forward in the trend toward digital technology convergence for hearing devices as they become more integrated and even unified with consumer audio devices. This session discusses the expanded capabilities of the new release of Bluetooth LE Audio, how it is different from previous versions of Bluetooth audio, and most importantly, the anticipated benefits to people with hearing loss. Watch the video.

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High-Accuracy Low-Power Secure Ranging using Bluetooth® Channel Sounding

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Bluetooth® Low Energy Angle of Arrival Location Solution – Tags, Receiver, Antenna, Firmware, Application Software

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Distance Estimation Advantages Using Bluetooth® Channel Sounding

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Elevating Network Excellence: The Impact of New Bluetooth® Mesh Standard

In September 2023, the Bluetooth SIG announced Bluetooth® Mesh feature enhancements, a significant milestone…

Periodic Advertising with Responses (PAwR): Bidirectional Bluetooth Advertising Is Now Possible

If you’ve wondered whether advertising in Bluetooth Low Energy can be bidirectional, then this…

Recently Released: New Trends for Bluetooth Device Networks

Though more commonly associated with audio streaming and wearable devices, Bluetooth® technology also plays…

2024 Bluetooth® Market Update

The 2024 Bluetooth® Market Update examines the direction and adoption of Bluetooth technology.

Now Available: New Bluetooth Market Research

The Latest Bluetooth Market Research For the last few years, the Bluetooth Special Interest…

How Bluetooth® NLC Standardizes Control for Smart Lighting

Discover how Bluetooth® NLC is paving a new path for lighting control and making…

Periodic Advertising with Responses (PAwR): Bidirectional Bluetooth Advertising Is Now Possible

If you’ve wondered whether advertising in Bluetooth Low Energy can be bidirectional, then this…

The Ambient IoT - The Emergence of a New Class of Bluetooth® IoT Devices

Over the past two years, the Ambient IoT has been a growing topic of…

Six Bluetooth Mesh Feature Enhancements to Get Excited About

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

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…

2023 Bluetooth® Market Update

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EJOT | INDUTRAX Case Study

EJOT, headquartered in North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany, is a group of medium-sized companies with production…

Bringing Wireless Controls To The Epicentre Of Connectivity

This year, the time came for the lighting infrastructure at the Bluetooth SIG headquarters…

Smart Lighting And Controls Halve Energy Consumption At Campus Pitzemburg

Campus Pitzemburg has cut its energy usage by 50% thanks to smart controlled energy…

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.

Designing and Developing Bluetooth® Internet Gateways

Learn about Bluetooth® internet gateways, how to make them secure and scalable, and design and implement your own...

How to Make Wearables Bluetooth Mesh Provisioners

Learn how to create applications for smartwatches and other platforms that can monitor and control nodes in a Bluetooth mesh network.

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.

An Introduction to the Bluetooth Mesh Proxy Function

Learn how to create applications for smartphones and other platforms which can monitor and control nodes in a Bluetooth mesh network.

Build a Smarter Building with Blue

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

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