Bluegiga

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Bluegiga Technologies
Company typePrivate
IndustryTelecommunication
Founded2000
DefunctFebruary 2015
Headquarters
Espoo, Finland
ProductsBluetooth
Bluetooth low energy
Wi-Fi
System-on-Module
Number of employees
37 (Aug 2012)
WebsiteBluegiga.com

Bluegiga Technologies Ltd. known as Bluegiga, is a Finnish wireless technology company based in Espoo, Finland. Founded in 2000, it has since expanded its offices to Atlanta in USA and Hong Kong. Bluegiga has been a member of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group since it was established and joined Continua Health Alliance in Spring 2008. The company joined Wi-Fi Alliance in the beginning of 2012.

Products[edit]

Bluegiga develops and manufactures short range wireless connectivity systems, including Bluetooth modules and access servers, Wi-Fi modules, Bluetooth Smart modules as well as a licencable embedded Bluetooth stack, iWRAP. The products are mainly aimed at adding wireless connectivity to industrial customers' products, rather than being consumer-ready end products by themselves. Common industry sectors that use Bluegiga's products include, Healthcare, automotive, audio, industrial and consumer applications.

BLE112 Bluetooth Smart Module.

Acquisitions[edit]

In February 2015, Bluegiga was acquired by Silicon Labs.[1]

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References[edit]

News articles[edit]

  • "Successful financing round for BlueGiga". Telecompaper.
  • "Bluegiga provides health device profile for Bluetooth OEM modules". Medical Technology Business Europe.
  • "Bluegiga Launches Embedded Wi-Fi® Modules for Professional Applications". Canada Newswire. Archived from the original on July 2, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
  • "WT12 Bluetooth Breakout Board". In Mojo.
  • "Bluegiga integrates wireless Bluetooth and GSM technologies for M2M applications". PR Web.
  • "New Bluetooth 4.0 Development Kit from Rowdy Robot on Kickstarter.com". LabStrip. Archived from the original on June 7, 2012.