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How does this fit in with offerings from Apple and Google? Edit: Specifically HomeKit and Brillo(?)
by cvburgess 11y ago
How does this fit in with offerings from Apple and Google?
Edit: Specifically HomeKit and Brillo(?)
- adunk 11y agoAdam, Thingsquare CEO here. The Thingsquare platform connects products with smartphone apps, which is similar to what many other platforms do, including HomeKit, Brillo, and Parse's IoT platform. Unlike other platforms though, Thingsquare allow secure remote access even for products that aren't always in range of WiFi or BLE. We're using a self-healing wireless mesh so that products can cover large installations and work nicely even in places with poor WiFi.
- erbdex 11y agoHow will a 6LoWPAN mesh fare against WiFi/BLE meshes, as the market seems to move towards the latter?
- adunk 11y agoNot sure the market really is moving towards WiFi/BLE - there is a lot of talk about BLE meshing right now, but so far haven't really amounted to much it seems. The strongest part of 6lowpan meshes right now is that it supports sub-GHz communication, which has much longer range and less interference than 2.4 Ghz. In the end though it doesn't really matter which radio technology is being used, as long as it gets stable Internet connectivity. Once you're there, the backend is easy to reach.
- erbdex 11y agoThis is the cloud part of sensor data storage, webhooks etc. HomeKit/Brillo give- 1. A consistent API to interface developers as well as, 2. Standardized data format so that different vendor devices can connect.