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u-blox AG: u-blox and Douglas Lighting partner towards Bluetooth Mesh for building automation

EQS-News: u-blox AG / Key word(s): Product Launch u-blox AG: u-blox and Douglas Lighting partner towards Bluetooth Mesh for building automation 27.01.2022 / 09:00 Press Release

u-blox and Douglas Lighting partner towards Bluetooth Mesh for building automation

Douglas Lighting to design new mesh platform around the NINA-B406 Bluetooth low energy module for its superior RF performance, small form factor, and competitive price.

Thalwil, Switzerland - January 27, 2022 - u-blox (SIX:UBXN,OTC:UBLXF), a leading global provider of positioning and wireless communication technologies and services, has announced that it was selected as a partner by Universal Douglas Lighting Americas, a leading manufacturer of scalable lighting solutions, for the development of a new open standard Bluetooth Mesh platform. The resulting SIGMesh platform will be based on the u-blox NINA-B406 Bluetooth low energy module and will serve building automation use cases, including smart lighting, access control, and energy management.

Bluetooth Mesh networks: Ideal for smart lighting and building automation

According to market research by the Bluetooth SIG, smart lighting system revenue is expected to grow from around US$ 4.4 billion in 2020 to over US$ 19 billion in 2029. In addition to connected light fixtures, smart lighting systems comprise switches, relays, and sensors (see photo) that communicate with each other using wires or wirelessly.

Highly energy efficient, Bluetooth Mesh technology allows for battery-powered wireless sensor and control devices with 10-year battery life. Wireless components reduce the costs of deploying smart lighting systems in new buildings, retrofitting existing ones, and changing the location and behavior of operational nodes.

Bluetooth Mesh technology further scales up Bluetooth coverage to the entire building by relaying messages from node to node to their destination. This allows data packets to take the most effective path available to them, e.g., avoiding nodes that are down and directing signals around walls rather than through them, increasing overall network resiliency.