Bluetooth Technology Is Powering
Innovations That Impact How We
Interact With the WorldBluetooth技術は、数々のイノベーションを推進し、人々と周囲の世界との関わりをより豊かにします

Bluetooth Electronic Shelf Labels

Earlier this year, the Bluetooth SIG introduced a wireless standard for the electronic shelf label (ESL) market. Now, Bluetooth^® technology is helping unlock the next phase in retail digital transformation to deliver better outcomes for both stores and shoppers.

Electronic shelf labels (ESL) are small, battery-powered electronic paper (e-paper) displays that present product and pricing information at the shelf edge, replacing paper labels. ESLs use wireless technology to communicate with a central hub to form a dynamic pricing automation network.

ESLs support:

• Automated Pricing: Historically, retail shelf pricing relied on error-prone, labor-intensive paper price tags and manual processes that sometimes had to be performed several times in a typical day. Electronic shelf label solutions help brick-and-mortar stores fully automate pricing strategies to display the right price in the right moment and enable seamless omnichannel retailing.
• Efficient Operations: Manual inventory management slows operations, and undetected stockouts bite away at profits. Electronic shelf labeling can streamline picking and fulfillment for click-and-collect shoppers while also accelerating shelf replenishments to optimize product availability on shelves and avoid missed sales.
• Increased Shopper Satisfaction: A shopper’s experience at the shelf edge is one of the most critical influences on a purchase decision. Electronic shelf labels provide always-accurate pricing, increased access to real-time promotions and product information, and a more gratifying and cohesive omnichannel experience.

Establishing a true, global ESL standard gives retailers the freedom and confidence to source ESL components from multiple vendors, knowing each component will work with the others. And by adopting a standardized approach for wireless communications, ESL vendors can now reallocate their engineering efforts to the development of more value-added, differentiating features and capabilities.

Learn more about Bluetooth^® Electronic Shelf Labels.

Ambient IoT

Enabled by low-cost, energy-harvesting or energized tags that can track the location, condition, and state of any device, Ambient IoT devices are targeted to vastly improve supply chains. Bluetooth^® technology is well positioned to lead with a standardized low-power solution capable of handling the demands of the Ambient IoT.

According to ABI Research, 30 percent of food worldwide never gets eaten. Locatible estimates that – across pharma, healthcare, and manufacturing – up to 20 percent of medical equipment and goods are lost annually, and up to 30 percent of time can be spent searching for equipment. Ambient IoT solutions could have a big impact across these areas, minimizing waste and enhancing operational efficiency.

Bluetooth Networked Lighting Control

Bluetooth^® Networked Lighting Control systems are deployed in offices, retail, healthcare, factories, and other commercial facilities to deliver a combination of energy savings, an enhanced occupant experience, and more efficient building operations.

Bluetooth Networked Lighting Control systems feature an intelligent network of individually addressable and sensor-rich luminaires and control devices that allows each component of the system to send and receive data.

Three key benefits driving the demand for Bluetooth Networked Lighting Controls include:

• Significant Energy Savings: In addition to providing more refined scheduling and demand response, Bluetooth Networked Lighting Controls feature intelligent sensors to monitor occupancy and daylight levels and adjust light usage in real time, allowing for more efficient energy consumption.
• Better Occupant Experience: Quality of light is essential to occupant well-being and productivity. Traditionally, lighting systems have fallen short of achieving energy efficiency without compromising a building’s occupant experience. Bluetooth^® Networked Lighting Controls enable task tuning and personal control for light-level management, striking the ideal balance between energy savings and occupant comfort.
• Improved Building Operations: Luminaires are now capable of providing performance data that can help better tune the system as well as critical health data that enables predictive maintenance. Occupancy, temperature, humidity, and air-quality sensors integrated into the Bluetooth Networked Lighting Control system are also helping enable more efficient operation of other building systems, including HVAC and security.

Learn more about Bluetooth^® Networked Lighting Control.

25 Years of Blue

Every year, Bluetooth technology is being built into more and more devices, supporting new features and powering innovations that have the potential to enhance the lives of billions around the globe.

This year, the Bluetooth SIG celebrates 25 years of market-making, life-changing innovation that only our Bluetooth SIG member community could make happen. Thank you for making the last 25 years possible and connecting our world like never before.