BLE Mesh Insights

What is BLE Mesh?

BLE Mesh (Bluetooth Low Energy Mesh) is a network topology that allows many-to-many communication over Bluetooth Low Energy. It enables the creation of large-scale network topologies where each node can relay messages for other nodes, extending the range and reliability of the network. BLE Mesh is commonly used in applications such as smart lighting, building automation, and industrial IoT where a large number of devices need to communicate with each other.

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What other technologies are related to BLE Mesh?

BLE Mesh Competitor Technologies

WIFI MESH

Wi-Fi Mesh is a competing mesh networking technology that uses Wi-Fi, offering higher bandwidth but typically at the cost of higher power consumption compared to BLE Mesh.

mentioned alongside BLE Mesh in 43% (56) of relevant job posts

Z-Wave

Z-Wave is a competing low-power wireless communication protocol often used in home automation, similar to BLE Mesh in its application.

mentioned alongside BLE Mesh in 5% (58) of relevant job posts

Matter

Matter is a competing connectivity standard aiming to unify smart home devices, potentially overlapping with BLE Mesh in some use cases, although it can utilize Thread, Wi-Fi, and Ethernet.

mentioned alongside BLE Mesh in 5% (52) of relevant job posts

LoRaWAN

LoRaWAN is a competing long-range, low-power wide-area network technology, typically used for different applications than BLE Mesh (e.g., wide-area sensor networks vs. local device control).

mentioned alongside BLE Mesh in 3% (63) of relevant job posts

Zigbee

Zigbee is a competing mesh networking protocol, commonly used in home automation and industrial applications, similar to BLE Mesh.

mentioned alongside BLE Mesh in 1% (82) of relevant job posts

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi can be seen as a competitor in certain application scenarios where local wireless connectivity is required. Although not a mesh protocol by itself, it can be used in conjunction with mesh technologies.

mentioned alongside BLE Mesh in 0% (98) of relevant job posts

BLE Mesh Complementary Technologies

BLE

BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) is the underlying technology upon which BLE Mesh is built. It provides the radio communication layer for BLE Mesh networks.

mentioned alongside BLE Mesh in 1% (130) of relevant job posts

MQTT

MQTT (Message Queuing Telemetry Transport) is a messaging protocol that can be used to transport data from a BLE Mesh network to the cloud or other systems. It complements BLE Mesh by providing a standard way to integrate with other applications and services.

mentioned alongside BLE Mesh in 0% (88) of relevant job posts