Wiliot recently announced its inaugural Wiliot Ambient IoT Unplug Fest, scheduled for 22-23 July 2024 and taking place in Bentonville, Arkansas.
The event aims to bring together manufacturing partners, interested companies, and technologists who are developing and scaling ambient IoT devices to ensure they achieve their full potential.
Ambient IoT is a battery-free wireless technology being integrated into leading wireless standards, such as Bluetooth, 5G Advanced, 6G, and Wi-Fi. It enables various products to connect to the Internet and leverage artificial intelligence at a fraction of the cost of traditional technologies.
“For ambient IoT to reach its full potential and transform the world, it takes an ecosystem of companies with products and technologies that all work together,” said Dotan Ziv, General Manager of Wiliot’s Network business. “Wiliot’s first Unplug Fest puts interoperability at the centre of that ecosystem, giving companies their best-ever chance to test technology with a broader set of solutions beyond their individual deployments – so that as ambient IoT transforms industries, they can be among the first to benefit from its vast potential.”
To this end, Wiliot will introduce its Wiliot Ambient IoT Certified Product programme. During the two days of the Ambient IoT Unplug Fest, companies will be able to test their products in a lab environment to verify compatibility and performance with ambient IoT network bridges, gateways, and various generations of ambient IoT Pixels and sensors. Products and solutions that pass rigorous interoperability testing will receive Ambient IoT Certification.
“As we move from a high-labour, high-cost auto-ID reader infrastructure to a pervasive low-labour, low-cost sensing infrastructure, products certified for ambient IoT interoperability will be critical,” added Ziv. “As a driving force behind ambient IoT, Wiliot is proud to take on these earliest efforts at product certification, but we know it takes the whole industry to capitalize on emerging market demand.”
During the Wiliot Ambient IoT Unplug Fest, attendees will gain:
- Insights from Wiliot executives on the current ambient IoT solution stack and the significant market opportunities for technology manufacturers and companies that will implement ambient IoT in their operations
- Hands-on access to testing with the next generation of Wiliot smart-tags and other manufacturers’ ambient IoT solutions to understand the direction of the industry
- Dedicated interoperability testing sessions with labs and testing equipment provided by Wiliot and its partners
- Collaborative knowledge and hands-on sessions with Wiliot experts and industry peers on topics such as troubleshooting, optimising power and RF performance, and using the Wiliot platform
- Opportunities to network with other participants in the ambient IoT ecosystem to explore partnerships and go-to-market collaborations
“Wiliot’s Ambient IoT Unplug Fest is the premier opportunity for companies to get involved in the ambient IoT ecosystem and capitalize on market demand,” concluded Ziv. “We look forward to coming out of Bentonville with pressure tested, unified, deployable sets of solutions that can scale ambient IoT and the revenues of this industry and the customers it serves.”
Attendance at the Wiliot Ambient IoT Unplug Fest is free.
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