Amazon Unveils Sidewalk Wireless Network for IoT – Channelnomics
Amazon is developing a wireless protocol that will fill the gap between short-range options like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Zigbee and the longer-distance cellular networks – such as the emerging but complex 5G technology – and fuel the development of a wave of new Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
The Lowdown: The giant online retailer announced the Amazon Sidewalk wireless networking effort this week at its annual Amazon Devices event in Seattle, the latest move by the company to put its stamp on the burgeoning IoT space. Along with Sidewalk, Amazon also rolled out new Echo speakers and a version of its Alexa virtual assistant technology that has multi-lingual capabilities.