The best known peer-to-peer wireless technology is Bluetooth. In the next section I’ll discuss what are called mesh network technologies which allow many devices to all be interconnected. Only two devices can normally participate in a peer-to-peer connection. Peer-to peer simply means when two devices are connected together for direct communication. That being said, I recommend that you read this entire article regardless of your product’s specific needs because you can gain a general understanding of all the wireless technologies available to you. Not only are there a huge number of wireless technologies currently available, but it’s also a moving target with new technologies regularly being introduced.īased on the intended functionality of your product, it should be relatively simple for you to immediately determine which group of technologies you need to consider.įor example, if you require two devices separated by 30 feet to transfer low amounts of data then it doesn’t make sense to use any of the long-distance or high-speed wireless technologies. Deciding what type of wireless technology your new product should use can be an overwhelming task.
