Bluegiga
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.
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecommunication |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Defunct | February 2015 |
| Headquarters | Espoo, Finland |
| Products | Bluetooth Bluetooth low energy Wi-Fi System-on-Module |
Number of employees | 37 (Aug 2012) |
| Website | Bluegiga.com |
Products
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 licenceable 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.
Acquisitions
In February 2015, Bluegiga was acquired by Silicon Labs.[1]
News articles
- "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.
- "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.