Bluetooth Low Energy Shipments Rising on 'Ubiquitous Support' for Mobile, ABI Reports

Shipments of Bluetooth Low Energy devices are forecast to reach 1.6 billion by 2023, a 27 percent compound annual growth rate, due to “ubiquitous support” in mobile devices, reported ABI Research Tuesday. Widespread mobile device integration and the ability to support mesh networking, beacon functionality, centimeter-level location accuracy and radio direction finding (RDF) are driving BLE’s use in smart consumer devices, large-scale home and commercial building automation environments and real-time location service deployments with stringent accuracy requirements, said analyst Andrew Zignani.