New Bluetooth 5 for increased range, speed, and broadcast messaging capacity

Increased Speed, Increased Data Broadcasting Capacity, streamlined IoT, advanced beacon and location-based capabilities in home, enterprise, and industrial are at the core of stakes.

 

In fact, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced that its next release, coming late 2016 to early 2017, will be called Bluetooth 5 and will include significantly increased range, speed, and broadcast messaging capacity. 

 

Robust, reliable Internet of Things (IoT) connections that make full-home and building and outdoor use cases a reality are awaited.  

“Today, there are 8.2 billion Bluetooth products in use, and the enhancements in Bluetooth 5 and planned future Bluetooth technical advancements mean that Bluetooth will be in more than one-third of all installed IoT devices by 2020. The drive and innovation of Bluetooth will ensure our technology continues to be the IoT solution of choice for all developers,” said Mark Powell, executive director of the Bluetooth SIG.