Creative Connectivity - the site for eHealth, telematics and wireless

What’s the value of ZigBee?

Consolidation is continuing within the ZigBee industry, but at ever lower values. The remaining investors must be getting worried…


ANT runs scared as Bluetooth low energy appears

Watch out – the big blue ANT eater is coming to some sports equipment near you …


Smart Metering – the next Y2K bonanza?

Everyone seems to agree that we need smart meters, but who will be the main beneficiary from their deployment? Could it be consultants and their retirement plans…?


Who owns Smart Energy?

If you can’t win, take their name away instead. ZigBee patents Smart Energy…



British Gas – Smart Meters get real

At last, a smart energy roll-out that looks as if it’s more than a PR exercise…


Smart Energy & Strange Alliances

When deadly rivals get into bed with each other, there’s generally a rat around…


Smashing the Smart Grid. Hackers target ZigBee.

Every geek will be looking forward to the chance of hacking into their school’s HVAC system, with possibly catastrophic results for the grid…


Smart Meters and Stupid Governments - Time for Dedicated Spectrum

The frequency we’re planning to use for Smart Meters is already congested. So we could be throwing our money away on something that will never work…


Energy Harvesting – The lights may be going out for ZigBee…

Roll up, roll up. Free patent infringement with every ZigBee Green Power product ???


About Creative Connectivity

Creative Connectivity is Nick Hunn's blog on aspects and applications of wireless connectivity. Having worked with wireless for over twenty years I've seen the best and worst of it and despair at how little of its potential is exploited.

I hope that's about to change, as the demands of healthcare and transport apply pressure to use wireless more intelligently for consumer health devices and telematics. These are my views on the subject - please let me know yours.

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