Avnet Memec, a division of Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, has recently signed a distribution agreement with Bluegiga Technologies (News - Alert), Inc., a manufacturer of Bluetooth-based wireless module and access device products, including new Bluetooth 4.0 low-energy offerings.
Company officials said the full range of Bluegiga’s products is available online.
“The addition of Bluegiga gives Avnet Memec customer’s unparalleled access to well-supported and competitive Bluetooth modules in both low and high power,” said Phil Sansone, senior vice president of Avnet Memec Americas. “These pre-certified integrated modules give our customers a competitive advantage by alleviating the costs of in-house RF design and providing a much faster time-to-market.”
Bluegiga includes a variety of Bluetooth modules that promise to offer the highest levels of integration, enabling device manufacturers and OEMS to easily add secure Bluetooth connectivity into applications ranging from healthcare and medical devices, sports and fitness, automotive, audio, point-of-sale and other telemetry applications.
Bluegiga solutions can be ideal for users looking for efficient, scalable Bluetooth networks by using Bluegiga’s access points and servers to bridge Bluetooth enabled devices onto wired or wireless networks.
The newest Bluetooth 4.0 low energy products address the needs of today’s ultra-low power consumption wireless applications in a small, highly sophisticated package. All Bluegiga products are certified by the FCC (News - Alert), CE and Industry Canada, as well as Bluetooth qualified, and come with Avnet’s long-standing design and supply-chain support.
“Avnet is a leading provider of embedded technology to the engineering community, and we are pleased to expand our relationship with Avnet to include the Americas market. Avnet offers Bluegiga's customers ready access to our products and other Avnet offerings that will help our customers complete their wireless designs quickly and cost effectively,” said Tom Nordman, vice president of sales and marketing for Bluegiga.
Nordman said that their relationship with Avnet will help them continue their global growth initiatives and they look forward to their mutual success.
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