Bluetooth 5.0 might support meshing... who knows?;)
But this is highly unlikely. The initial establishment of a mesh can take upto a few seconds before all wireless nodes have discovered their neighbors, and first data transfers will take additional penalty of initial route discovery. This is very much against the purpose of a mobile, ad-hoc networking technology which Bluetooth is known as.
Nordic may want to expand into new application spaces, i.e. wireless sensor and control network. I think their ultra-low-power radio when combined with energy harvesting will be appreciated in many applications. Right now, Bluetooth is the mass market, and BLE is the largest jewel on the crown. So I won't hold my breath.
Bluetooth 5.0 might support meshing... who knows?;)
But this is highly unlikely. The initial establishment of a mesh can take upto a few seconds before all wireless nodes have discovered their neighbors, and first data transfers will take additional penalty of initial route discovery. This is very much against the purpose of a mobile, ad-hoc networking technology which Bluetooth is known as.
Nordic may want to expand into new application spaces, i.e. wireless sensor and control network. I think their ultra-low-power radio when combined with energy harvesting will be appreciated in many applications. Right now, Bluetooth is the mass market, and BLE is the largest jewel on the crown. So I won't hold my breath.
