Most of us use Bluetooth in some form every day, usually to link up things like our phones, smartwatches, headsets, mice and keyboards. In fact, Bluetooth has become so pervasive that the Special Interest Group (SIG) that oversees the standards, has predicted there will be an incredible 5.2 billion Bluetooth device shipments by 2022.
Amid all the excitement around Bluetooth in the consumer space, the fact that it’s also incredibly well‑suited for smart industrial use gets less attention. We wanted to shine a light on this, so have come up with seven reasons why those designing Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) systems and networks should consider Bluetooth as their communications backbone.