WSN Update

More and more market research firms are coming out with studies predicting the market opportunity for wireless sensor network systems. This new one from Research and Markets states that the market for wireless sensing systems will grow rapidly over the next 5-10 years, reaching $5 to $7 billion in sales.

The report also touches on the growing trend of machine-to-machine (M2M) data communication. It states that WSN technology is one aspect of a revolution that is occurring in data communication that eliminates the need for human involvement and allows truly pervasive computing.

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Sensicast Systems (www.sensicast.com) announced Thursday that it is shipping SensiNet 3.0(R)--the industry's first end-to-end, wireless mesh sensor network solution that can be tailored to specific applications using a self-configuring building block approach.

SensiNet 3.0 is based on a building block deployment approach for fast installation and scalability (from small networks to very large/multi-facility networks of hundreds of sensors). SensiNet's patented wireless mesh network technology enables end-user customers such as plant and building managers to quickly install and operate comprehensive, yet tailor-made systems to wirelessly track conditions and processes in their facilities.

This is another step closer towards industry adoption of WSN technology. The easier the technology can tie into back end systems, the quicker wide scale adoption will occur.

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A new real-time monitoring system from Hitachi WirelessInfo is helping companies create controlled environments where temperature, humidity and airborne particles can be managed to maintain ideal working conditions. The new Hitachi AirSense(TM) system, based on Ember's ZigBee wireless networking technology, will be a boon to food production plants, healthcare facilities, warehouses and other buildings where precise air and ambient control is critical to operations.

This is an exciting use of ZigBee technology. It would be nice to see more consumer products like this become available in the coming months.

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