Amazon develops longer-range wireless network for IoT devices

By Staff Writer on Sep 27, 2019 6:50AM

Takes fight to bluetooth, wi-fi protocols.

Amazon said on Wednesday it is developing a longer-range equivalent to Bluetooth and wi-fi wireless protocols that the largest US online retailer hopes third parties will eventually use in smart devices. The Amazon Sidewalk, announced alongside a new range of Echo speakers and a multilingual ...

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