On this episode of the IoT For All Podcast, Simon Ford, CEO of Blecon, joins Ryan Chacon to debate utilizing Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) for IoT connectivity. The dialog covers the benefits and challenges of Bluetooth Low Vitality, the function of BLE in edge AI, vitality scavenging, and different IoT trends, the pragmatic deployment of IoT options, and insights into the way forward for BLE and the way it aligns with enterprise necessities.
About Simon Ford
Simon Ford is the founder and CEO of Blecon, an organization enabling low-cost cloud connectivity for engineering diagnostics, product analytics, and sensor information utilizing Bluetooth Low Vitality. Simon has over 20 years of trade expertise in microelectronics, cell, and IoT, with a robust concentrate on offering expertise to builders.
Simon based ARM’s embed OS to assist launch ARM Cortex-M to market alongside different developer applied sciences similar to CMSIS-DAP, DAPLink, and pyOCD, and was technical lead for the ARMv7/NEON structure used to launch the smartphone revolution.
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About Blecon
Blecon allows bodily merchandise to speak with cloud functions utilizing Bluetooth Low Vitality. Based in 2021 and headquartered within the UK, Blecon combines the advantages of BLE with the deployment mannequin of WiFi and the community mannequin of mobile to attain low-cost and low-power IoT connectivity. With its versatile structure and ease of integration, Blecon democratizes entry to Bluetooth Low Vitality IoT connectivity.
Key Questions and Subjects from this Episode:
(00:10) Introduction to Simon Ford and Blecon
(00:33) What is Bluetooth Low Energy?
(03:19) Bluetooth Low Energy use cases
(07:37) Challenges of Bluetooth Low Energy
(10:33) How does BLE relate to other IoT trends?
(13:58) Future developments in Bluetooth and IoT
(16:33) Learn more and follow up
