Search for “Zigbee wireless communication” and most articles talk about smart light bulbs, thermostats, and home automation hubs. Useful if you’re building a smart house. Not useful if you’re in a factory with 15 PLCs that need to send data to a control room without running new cable. Here’s a number that matters: according to GII…
Why Zigbee Mesh Matters for Industrial Equipment Here’s a number that puts this in context: the global Zigbee market was valued at $4.9 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach $8.63 billion by 2033, growing at a CAGR of 6.5% . According to the Zigbee Alliance , industrial automation accounts for over 30% of Zigbee applications , making it one of the largest…
What the Numbers Say About Your Existing Gear Here’s a number that matters: over 65% of industrial equipment still uses RS232 or RS485 . PLCs, flow meters, temperature sensors—they’re out there, working fine, but stuck on serial connections. The global LoRa market reached $4.9 billion in 2024 , while Zigbee applications in industrial automation account for over 30% of deployments . If you’re looking at…
Market Reality: Industrial Zigbee Is Bigger Than You Think Before diving into products, here’s a number that might surprise you: the global Industrial Zigbee Gateways market was valued at $936 million in 2024 and is projected to reach $2.5 billion by 2035, growing at 9.3% annually . Overall, the Zigbee market hit $4.9 billion in 2024 and is expected to reach $8.63 billion…
You’ve got a PLC on the factory floor. Or maybe a flow meter in a remote corner of a building. Or a handful of temperature sensors scattered across a warehouse. They all speak RS485 or RS232. They all need to get data to your server. And running cables to each one would cost a fortune…
You’ve seen “ZigBee” on smart home boxes. You’ve heard it mentioned in IoT articles. Maybe you’re wondering: is it like WiFi? Like Bluetooth? Do I actually need it? Here’s the shortest answer: ZigBee is a wireless protocol designed for devices that need to run for years on small batteries and talk to each other without a…
