Airbee Wireless (fka ABEW)

[jaratca]

ABEW at "Metering India" Conference- Mumbai, India

Oct 14, 15 and 16
Booth 305--Radiocrafts is close by at Booth 303. Both are in "Premier" sponsor booths, though no one from ABEW is scheduled to speak.

Floorplan:

http://www.spintelligent-events.com/mindia2008/en/meet-exhibitors.php


Airbee also scheduled to be in Bangalore, India for an embedded systems conference on overlapping days plus Friday. That conference appears to be for developers and engineers.

http://www.cmpegevents.com/web/esci/home

No floor plan is available at that website.

[abew4me]

10-Q is out!!!

40k in revenue. Some great info on what they have been doing. Not done reading it yet but here's some quick info...

Radiocrafts - "We note similar progress with our ZigBee module partner Radiocrafts, which now has more than 50 OEMs using our ZNS stack and ZAPP (SPPIO) application. We anticipate several of these will go into production later this year."


40k in Rev - "The Company reported $40,000 of revenue from planned operations in the first six months of 2008. We have continued our go-to-market strategy of licensing the major microcontroller and IEEE 802.15.4 radio companies, having previously announced agreements with several microchip manufacturers. We believe this will lead to two types of revenues - service revenue from customized stack work, integration support and application development and royalty revenue from the licensing of our stack."

"Since late January 2008 when our status as a ZigBee Pro “Golden Unit” was confirmed and our software certified ZigBee compliant, we have been developing a solution for a significant client which has been delivered for evaluation. Barring unforeseen issues and the client’s satisfaction, we expect to solidify the arrangement in the third or fourth quarter. We expect to address other OEMs following the evaluation period. We also previously disclosed that we had an initial development contract with NXP which has gone very well and NXP has indicated that they are ready to proceed to the next phase with expanded scope and access to their client set. That effort should also begin in the third quarter. The principal terms of such agreement have been negotiated but not yet completed pending final review of the initial effort. We have also engaged two new chip manufacturers in discussions and have negotiated the principle terms of an agreement with one of them which is now ready for go-ahead in early October. We anticipate an agreement with the other chip manufacturer will be signed before the end of the year."

[atco1982]

That is correct -

From the OTCBB

Airbee Wireless Inc Delinquent (06/30/2008 10Q)
ABEWE
9/19/2008 Due

Perhaps their typewriter is broken.

[jaratca]

10Q deadline is tomorrow. Tomorrow (the 19th) is the 30th day since delinquency and therefore the end of the grace period.

[HagingOn]

I USE FIDELITY AND I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS TO BUY. IT DEPENDS ON THE ACCOUT YOUR USING, SOME HAVE REQUIRMENT.

[STOCKLER]

I try place sells for .05 on etrade pro, i get a pop up saying that i need to call in to place a trade on this security...

[jaratca]

I use Scottrade and I check it periodically to see if it's possible to place orders. I was able to buy a few shares this morning, just to test it out.

I really didn't expect the order to go through as I think buying ABEW online hasn't been possible for at least a year or so.

[STOCKLER]

still cant on etrade

[jaratca]

Nice to see that we can buy directly online again--having to phone a broker discourages a lot of buyers.

[STOCKLER]

no news, but i dont think u can say for sure its due to the reporting delay...

[HagingOn]

Did we have any news or is this just someone selling, because their disappointed or they missed their time line for their report.

[skyscraper]

nice.

[abew4me]

Wireless Technology Trends Report

This new study on wireless technology trends and forecasts status and potential of WiMAX, ZigBee, Ultrawideband, and Bluetooth. Pervasive uses for each technology are driven by rapidly increasing consumer demand for wireless connectivity.

The newly issued Wireless Technology Trends Report examines the market potential, effectiveness of existing technologies and components, global market trends, outstanding regulatory issues, progress of standards development, regional economic effects, and strategic developments of market makers. It also includes an evaluation of emerging wireless technologies including applications of WiMAX, IEEE 802.16m, LTE, Bluetooth, UWB, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.15.4, EnOcean, and ZigBee. Further, an evaluation of the contribution by the individual technologies to future wireless market development is provided. Finally, a 5-year forecast that details sales volume, unit shipments, and average selling price by vertical technology segment provides data that can be used to build business or product plans.

“Over the last 12 months, many of the emerging wireless technologies have begun to exploit market sectors ranging from home automation to industrial and consumer electronics.” says Dr Kirsten West, Principal Analyst of WTRS.

“The adoption of wireless as a pervasive technology is not a matter of “if”, but when. The consumer desire for increas¬ingly unfettered wireless connectivity is clear.”

This Wireless Technology Trends Report fills the need for a truly comprehensive wireless analysis designed to serve companies in need of understanding the position of individual technologies in the context of the overall market. This report is written for companies involved in or potentially entering the wireless market that are interested in a general overview accompanied by detailed forecasts.

Key Findings:

(1) Ultra wideband has shifted from a nascent technology to a sol¬idly emerging protocol underlying the certified wireless USB and Bluetooth “high speed” implementations.

(2) Certified wireless USB will enable wireless transfer of photo¬graphs and other media from consumer electronics devices to per¬sonal computing and output devices.

(3) Bluetooth has undergone an expansion campaign over the last 18 months to incorporate newly-emerging protocols such as near-field communications (NFC), Wibree, and Ultra Wideband.

(4) ZigBee is poised to make great strides in the next year and many new products are expected to be released to market. It is very pos¬sible that the momentum of ZigBee will finally surge in 2008.

(5) Wireless delivery of high definition video content is an area that has very much emerged over the last 12 months. The market for wireless delivery of high definition video promises to be large, with decisive consumer adoption once the technology has been proven in end products.

(6) WiMAX has become a significant competition to alternative technologies in emerging markets.

(There's more but I'm not spending the $$$ to buy the full report.)


http://www.researchandmarkets.com/product/641244/wireless_technology_trends_report_2008

[STOCKLER]

I asked Gene, in a email, the day the E got added for an date that they planned on submiting the q, he has yet to respond.

[abew4me]

No word yet. I left them my home number to return my call and they may not want to leave a message on my recorder because I've been gone quite a bit.

[HagingOn]

The E has started. Any word yet. If this company makes it we need to have changes made, to the management team. This is business "101", and they didn't give any heads up on their screw up. I felt stupid when, I asked, when the quarterly report was due, I didn't know they had no clue either.

[abew4me]

Yup. Aug 20th was the due date. I guess we'll have an "E" at the end of our symbol until they finish the Q. I called the corporate office and left my name and number this morning. Hopefully they'll call me back soon. Will let you know if I hear anything.

[jaratca]

Notice of Late Filing-10Q now due by 8/20

http://edgar.brand.edgar-online.com/displayfilinginfo.aspx?FilingID=6107141-1088-10095&type=sect&TabIndex=2&companyid=647894&ppu=%252fDefault.aspx%253fcompanyid%253d647894

[STOCKLER]

I agree they will come, i just hope that along with the initial payment for the software the residual program is effective and people upgrade and purchase the software.... i am a little skeptical, but hopeful.

[skyscraper]

The contracts will be there, it is just a matter of when.

[STOCKLER]

i feel its the MM's playing on the common trader. we all know this report won't have the revs we need, I am sure a week after the report comes out we will be above .0275, hopefully by then they will announce the close of a few contracts...

[skyscraper]

I wonder if the recent drop is in anticipation of the reports.

??

[HagingOn]

Thanks!

[abew4me]

Next 10-Q is due 45 days after the quarter ends.

End of 1st quarter is March 31. Add 45 days (May 15th)
End of 2nd quarter is June 30. Add 45 days (Aug 15th)
End of 3rd quarter is Sept 30. Add 45 days (Nov 15th)
End of 4th quarter is Dec. 31. I believe they allow 60 days for the end of the year report.

[HagingOn]

Looks like some are buying up stock, anyone have any idea when next quarterly is due. Alliance is getting large, still like to see cell phone companies start rolling out new zigbee cert. phones.

[abew4me]

San Diego Gas & Electric Chooses Itron OpenWay® for Smart Meter Deployment
2.3 Million Electric and Gas Meters to be Automated

LIBERTY LAKE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Itron Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI) has reached an agreement with San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) to replace or upgrade the utility’s 2.3 million electric and gas meters with Itron OpenWay technology for its smart meter initiative.

Itron will provide its OpenWay electric meters and gas modules and Itron Enterprise Edition™ Meter Data Management software, as well as implementation, project management and installation services for the utility’s smart meter project. The agreement must be approved by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).

“We are excited to have yet another forward-looking utility choose our OpenWay system for its smart meter strategy,” said LeRoy Nosbaum, Itron chairman and CEO. “SDG&E joins a growing list of OpenWay users who are providing their customers advanced technology that will allow them to integrate their choice of smart appliances and other energy-management devices and software.”

Itron’s OpenWay system provides a foundation for smart metering and supports smart transmission and distribution grids by providing a two-way communication network between the utility and each meter. OpenWay provides interval data collection, time-of-use metering, load-limiting remote disconnect and reconnect, outage detection, net metering capability and ZigBee® home area network connectivity, which empowers customers to participate in energy management and conservation.

“Our challenge was not simply to select a reliable, leading-edge technology for the advanced utility meters, but also to choose a technology that could support our customers’ choices on how to take advantage of the energy-usage information that will be available to them,” said J. Chris Baker, SDG&E vice president of information technology. “OpenWay offers the flexibility to incorporate new ideas in the future.”

SDG&E’s smart meter initiative and funding gained CPUC approval in 2007. SDG&E plans to begin deploying the new system broadly in February 2009, with completion by the second quarter of 2011.

About Itron:

Itron Inc. is a leading technology provider to the global energy and water industries. Itron Inc. consists of Itron in North America and Actaris outside of North America. Our company is the world’s leading provider of metering, data collection and utility software solutions, with nearly 8,000 utilities worldwide relying on our technology to optimize the delivery and use of energy and water. Our products include electricity, gas and water meters, data collection and communication systems, including automated meter reading (AMR) and advanced metering infrastructure (AMI); meter data management and related software applications; as well as project management, installation, and consulting services. To know more, start here: www.itron.com.

About SDG&E:

SDG&E is a regulated public utility that provides safe and reliable energy service to 3.4 million consumers through 1.4 million electric meters and more than 840,000 natural gas meters in San Diego and southern Orange counties. The utility’s area spans 4,100 square miles. Exceptional customer service is a priority of SDG&E as it seeks to enhance the region’s quality of life. SDG&E is a subsidiary of Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE), a Fortune 500 energy services holding company based in San Diego.

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080730006271&newsLang=en

[DoubleK]

So glad I dumped my shares in the .40's with a nice profit.
This company like most pinkies never survive after their
initial run up.

[HagingOn]

I think, I'll take more of a chance and buy more shares, some time this week, or, a least put a bid on more shares.

[HagingOn]

It looks like the Zigbee standard is really taking off good. I see contracts for alot of money being issued out to companies. I see ember being mentioned allot, not so much about airbee.

All artical are on the Zigbee Alliance news page.

[cpecodder]

what firm in their right mind would deal with a 2 cent chump? so the jennic/minimed/compel etc. 'deals' no longer matter.....?? wow....4me..again..nothing personal...but the mgt of raj and gene have been nothing short of a disaster...

you watch..nxp will be next...learn from us...then go their own way...just like jennic, etc.

again....if bartfart was serious...they'd have an open letter out to sh to calm the waters and extend their excitement for the future...etc etc etc...

nothing of the sort....the default is coming and bartfart takes the code....the new board is part of this process....insiders will get preferred to 'go away quietly'.....firm turns into lic/r&d shop for chipmakers.....

NO WAY FIRM HAS FUTURE AS PUBLIC FIRM WHEN PPS IS 2 CENTS......NO WAY.....if this goes to say .30...would be one of the great success stories of all time....not gonna happen..but you already know that.....

think you better come clean......we'll see who is correct....my paperwork is ready......hope i'm wrong.....but i know i'm not

aggrieved sh will be contacted formally.....no way you/atco/dog...etc. don't know what the situation is coming down for the common sh...no way.....you have too much invested and they have to keep you quiet


all my opin

[moeeisvlle95]

Well said.Atco.Can't say any better.

[HagingOn]

I think you expressed all our thoughts and feelings.

Well, I have one stock looking good, I guess, I should

consider my self lucky. Nothing to do here but wait and hope.

I would feel much better, if they showed a time line of events and try to come close and if, far off have a reason on the time line chart in it's place.

[atco1982]

Don't count on anything soon -

In my opinion, this stock is highly depressed because one; of the free shares given to borrowers and their continuing cashing in on those millions of shares which is even continuing slowly today, two; lack of revenues which probally just like other Zigbee stocks except thay are all private and don't have to disclose no revenues via the SEC, and three; the lack of the desire to pursue PRs until there are several which will prop up the stock. I'm afraid that the controllers of the company are not concerened of our short term outlook.

Of course the problem with item one above was the Alliance screw up of the 2004 spec and the slow release of Pro which OEMs wanted. Therefore, poor liitle Airbee with no cash had to make BAD financing deals to stay afloat. Thank goodness for the faithful investors that provided private placement money.

So what is the current status? I'm hopeful that the people with more information and money than me, Bartmans and new directors, know what they are doing. Zigbee will still be big and I believe Airbee still has many advantages if any chip maker and OEM can see past the apparently poor, marginal, hanging by the fingernails, close to bankruptcy, financial position.

Let's see, did I finish on a high or low note?

[HagingOn]

It sounds good, Maybe this next quarter will show rev, start to finally, start pouring in. We need it. This low price is depressing. I like to think everybody is here to make all the investors some money and change the way the world works.

[atco1982]

What does it mean -

It means that the Bartmans are following through with their signed agreement and are adding two of their selected reps to the board. Simple as that. Why? To enhance the boards management skills and reputation. From those selected it looks like they selected two worthy ones.

In the background Our reps continue to business and are now in Munich.

[HagingOn]

So, what do you think this means for ABEW. It sound impressive, or it sound like they signed up to own more money.
What do you think their gearing up for. Give all thoughts.


Thanks!

[abew4me]

Until recently, Dr. G. R. Mohan Rao was the Chief Executive Officer of Silicon Aquarius, Inc. He is the co-founder of Data Secure, Inc. and Green Thread, LLC. Collectively these companies have designed, developed and monetized system, subsystem and silicon integrated circuits (IC) representing patent portfolios in semiconductor memory technology. He is currently working at Green Thread LLC on technologies related to semiconductors for power management.

Between 1994 and 1996 he was Vice President of New Business Development for Cirrus Logic, Inc., leading a focused team to design and execute a novel array of PC graphics and video integrated circuits that resulted in a robust patent portfolio and new products.

Between 1972 and 1991, Dr. Rao held progressively more senior positions at Texas Instruments, Inc. As Senior Vice President, Corporate Staff and Technical Director of Corporate Venture Projects and Business Development (1991-1994) he served as a senior member of the management team and the technical leader of a development project resulting in what is commonly referred to as the digital micro mirror technology. Collectively, these inventions represents a revolutionary technology and electronic system products with pervasiveness in information display, hard copy, virtual reality and demand publishing, to name a few.

In the 1970s and 1980s, he led and managed several product design teams focused on semiconductor memory and microcontroller products. The highly successful DRAM product design, development, and commercialization produced a multi-billion dollar revenue opportunity for TI in the 1980s in addition to substantial patent licensing revenue.

In multiple capacities between 1975 and 1991, he was responsible for TI’s Process Automation Center (PAC), with employees in Europe and Asia and a worldwide internal and external customer base. Its products included Vision Systems for Integrated Circuits, module inspection, and lead conditioning, Very large Scale Integration (VLSI) testers, automation assembly and packaging.

He managed the Design Automation Division, a focused software operation, including development of Electronic Design Automation (“EDA”) for IC’s, subsystems and systems. Successful software development in EDA and IC design led to the establishment of a successful operation in Bangalore, India.

Dr. Rao is an inventor/co-inventor of over one hundred patents worldwide, and he has published over thirty technical papers. He has served as a director of Texas Instruments (India) Ltd., Semiconductor Research Corporation and as a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). He has PhD in Electronics from Andhra University, India and a second PhD in Electrical Engineering from Southern Methodist University.

[abew4me]

Stephen A. Block is a member of the Board of Directors of Senomyx, Inc., a public biotechnology company headquartered in La Jolla, California. He is the Chairman of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and also serves on the Audit Committee. Mr. Block is also a director of three privately held companies, ChromaDex, Inc., (Chair of the Compensation Committee and member of the Audit Committee) Allylix, Inc. (member of the Compensation and Audit Committees) and Blue Pacific Flavors and Fragrances, Inc., of which he is Chairman of the Board.

Mr. Block is a member of the Tech Coast Angels, Southern California’s largest angel investing group. He is a Vice President and serves on the Executive Committee of the Orange County Network. He recently completed a two-year term as its representative to the TCA Board of Governors. Mr. Block is also a partner in Venture Farm, LLC, which provides early stage venture capital to entrepreneurs and works closely with them to help them grow and get larger VC funding. He is also a mentor to entrepreneurs, a speaker at many business conferences on angel and VC investing, and a judge of various business plan competitions, including those at the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business and the University of California at Irvine Paul Merage School of Business.

Mr. Block retired as the Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (“IFF”) in December 2003. He had served as IFF’s Chief Legal Officer since December 1992. In that capacity, he had global responsibility for all IFF legal, regulatory, environmental and public affairs matters, and has 39 years of broad corporate governance, legal, management and executive experience at Fortune 500 corporations and a major New York law firm. He also helped oversee the design and implementation of an SAP enterprise requirements planning system.

Mr. Block’s areas of executive, business and legal expertise include corporate governance, and securities, corporate, antitrust, product liability and regulatory law. In addition, he has had extensive experience negotiating and closing domestic and international mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures. At IFF he negotiated what was at the time the largest acquisition in the flavor and fragrance industry, joint ventures in China and Germany, an acquisition in France, and a number of debt financings and sales and leasebacks. Mr. Block has also drafted legislation, lobbied at both the state and federal levels, and testified before Congressional and state legislative committees concerning various government affairs issues.

Before joining IFF, Mr. Block served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of GAF Corporation and was also a member of the Board of Directors of both GAF and its then publicly owned subsidiary, International Specialty Products, Inc. At GAF he quarterbacked a 1989 leveraged buyout by management (with no third party partner) and a subsequent IPO, as well as continual debt financings and refinancings. His successful negotiation of the sale of a division of the Company was the lynchpin of GAF’s ability to pay down a significant portion of its LBO debt within a year following the LBO.

Mr. Block had previously worked for Celanese Corporation for 13 years and had begun his career as a litigation associate with the New York law firm of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan.

After his retirement, Mr. Block continued as IFF’s representative to, and as a member of, the Boards of Directors of the International Fragrance Association, the International Organization of the Flavor Industry, the United States Fragrance Materials Association and the Research Institute for Fragrance Materials, and the Board of Governors of the United States Flavor & Extract Manufacturers’ Association, of which he was President in 2004-2005. From 1984 through 1991, he served on the Board of Directors of the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers’ Association and, from 1987 to 1991, was Treasurer and Chairman of its Finance Committee. He has authored or co-authored articles that have appeared in the Fordham Urban Law Journal and in the National Law Journal, in addition to having taught Securities Regulation at Pace University Law School and lectured in continuing legal and business education programs.

Mr. Block holds a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School and a Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude from Yale University, where he majored in Russian Studies. He resides with his wife, Evelyn, a psychologist, and two sons in Manhattan Beach, California. He is an avid reader with a passion for classical music, particularly opera.

[abew4me]

8-K filed today...

On June 23, 2008 Stephen A. Block was appointed to the company's board of directors effective July 1, 2008. The Bartman Investor Group, the Company's institutional investor has approved Mr. Block as a Director pursuant to the Debenture and Warrant Agreement dated January 30, 2008 between the Company and the group. Such agreement grants to Thomas F. Bartman or John W. Bartman the authority to act for all the Bartfam investors in this case. Mr. Block has extensive experience as an operating officer, business and legal expertise in corporate governance, securities, antitrust, product liability and regulatory law. We anticipate that Mr. Block will be involved in governance, securities and audit functions. Mr. Block's bio is included as an exhibit. The company does not have a retainer with its outside directors but Mr. Block will be granted stock options as consideration for his services.

On June 25, 2008, Dr. G. R. Mohan Rao was appointed to the company's board of directors effective July 1, 2008. The Bartman Investor Group, the Company's institutional investor has approved Mr. Rao as a Director pursuant to the Debenture and Warrant Agreement dated January 30, 2008 between the Company and the group. Such agreement grants to Thomas F. Bartman or John W. Bartman the authority to act for all the Bartfam investors in this case. Dr. Rao is well known in the semiconductor community having served many years in several capacities at Texas Instruments. He holds over 100 patents and has traveled extensively making professional presentations. More recently, he has involved himself in high value integrated circuit design and development via consulting arrangements to clients. Dr. Rao's bio is included as an exhibit. The company does not have a retainer with its outside directors but Mr. Rao will be granted stock options as consideration for his services.

Messrs Block and Rao join Mr. Mal Gurian as outside directors of the company bringing the board to five members and adds both professional and technical business guidance to further the objectives of the Company.

[Ubertino]

Going High-Tech to Conserve Energy

The iThermostat, in conjunction with the TXU Energy Conservation Program, represents one of the nation’s first Internet-based electricity demand response programs. It uses broadband Internet service and ZigBee® technology. ZigBee is a low-power, short-distance wireless standard that has great possibilities in applications from home automation to industrial control. iThermostat was developed in partnership with Comverge, Inc. (NASDAQ:COMV), a leading provider of clean energy solutions, and Digi International (NASDAQ:DGII), a leader in device networking.

“The iThermostat incorporates technology to deliver a two-way demand response program over a high-speed Internet connection. The iThermostat will ultimately leverage Texas’ advanced metering system scheduled for full deployment over the next several years,” said Robert M. Chiste, Comverge Chairman, President and CEO.

“We are seeing numerous applications where ZigBee and other wireless technologies are being used to network devices,” said Joe Dunsmore, CEO, Digi International. “We are pleased to be working closely with TXU Energy and Comverge Inc. Our wireless gateways connect the iThermostat to the Internet and provide the technology that enables customers to enjoy cost savings and reduce their environmental impact.”

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080618005855&newsLang=en

[cpecodder]

It's over folks....turn out the lights....


my opin

[abew4me]

Thought I'd copy this post from RB since others might have the same concerns.

Mike1dan2, here's a few thoughts to consider...

If you read the article carefully, it specifically states that Meshnetics has successfully integrated their ZigBee PRO software onto some of ATMEL's hardware product (probably their radio since ATMEL has one of the best radios on the market) to create a sub-1 GHz module. And although I applaud their efforts, the sub-1 GHz frequency is limited to certain types of products. The vast majority of wireless products are currently using the 2.4 GHz frequency.

Furthermore, Meshnetics does NOT have software that is hardware agnostic and therefore will be limited in their abilities to integrate with other hardware products. Remember, many OEMs already have their own hardware products that will need to be integrated onto ATMEL's radio as well.

Have a good night.

Disclaimer: All comments are just my opinion and should NOT be considered as factual. And YES, I am a major investor with Airbee Wireless, Inc.


(Voluntary Disclosure: Position- Long; ST Rating- Strong Buy; LT Rating- Strong Buy)

[jaratca]

abew4me--I agree- at this stage in the game "what's good for Zigbee is good for Airbee." It is clear and simple that Airbee's success first and foremost depends on market adoption of Zigbee. Few sensor / automation hardware OEMs (Airbee's most likely customers, imo) are going to risk capital investment until it becomes clear that Zigbee has a winning hand. Ditto regarding an acquisition prospect.

Every day I get an increasing number of 'google alerts' with "zigbee" as the keyword. If this trend continues it will be just a matter of time before some of those alerts include Airbee in their news.

[abew4me]

”ZigBee is experiencing tremendous growth across a wide variety of industries and we believe that sub-1 GHz solutions will further extend ZigBee’s appeal and fuel its growth.”

Even though this comment is pulled from a Meshnetics PR, it is nice to read about ZigBee's "tremendous growth across a wide variety of industries..."

It's my opinion that the low-power mesh (ZigBee) industry needs as much publicity as it can get.

Still in its infancy she is. Many more years of growth ahead.

[abew4me]

MeshNetics Ships World’s First 900MHz Module Using the ZigBee PRO Feature Set
09.06.2008

Rosemont, IL – June 9, 2008 – MeshNetics, a leading provider of ZigBee modules and embedded software for OEMs and system integrators, today at the Sensors Expo show in Rosemont, Illinois, announced its launch of the ZigBit 900, the world’s first RF module for sub-1 GHz band that uses the ZigBee PRO Feature Set. The new IEEE 802.15.4-2006 module is designed to operate in the ISM bands 915 MHz in the US and 868 MHz in Europe.

The ultra-compact ZigBit 900 module features an exceptional sensitivity of -110 dBm and output power of 11 dBm that result in the line-of-sight range of up to 6,000m (over 3.7 miles). The power consumption stays at a remarkably low level: less than 6 µA in sleep mode, 11 mA in receive mode, and 26 mA in transmit mode, which translates into many years of battery life. The ZigBit 900 operates in the European ISM band from 863 to 870 MHz and in the North American ISM band from 902 to 928 MHz. The ZigBit 900 offers regional alternatives to the global 2.4 GHz band where the channel characteristics of the lower frequencies can result in performance advantages in certain environments.

“We are pleased to offer the world’s first RF module for the 900 MHz band which reuses our 2.4 GHz BitCloud™ ZigBee PRO Feature Set,” said Alexey Rybakov, Managing Director of MeshNetics’ ZigBit Business Unit. “We are committed to offering OEMs and system integrators the utmost flexibility for their ZigBee-enabled products and solutions, and now they can choose between 2.4 GHz and 900 MHz technologies. Along with our ability to offer hardware, software and engineering support from a single source, this is what makes MeshNetics the premier ZigBee House in the market.”

The ZigBit 900 module ships with BitCloud™, a robust 802.15.4-2006/ZigBee PRO Feature Set used for all the 2.4 GHz MeshNetics modules. Supporting self-healing, self-organizing mesh networks and up to 1Mbit/s data rates, BitCloud stack optimizes network traffic while minimizing power consumption. Customers can choose between the C API for embedded application development and SerialNet—a ZigBee Manufacturer Specific Profile based on BitCloud™ supporting a serial AT-command interface to ZigBit 900.

“We are actively working with other ZigBee Alliance members to enable interoperable and certified ZigBee applications for the sub-1 GHz frequency band,” said Vasiliy Suvorov, CEO of MeshNetics. ”ZigBee is experiencing tremendous growth across a wide variety of industries and we believe that sub-1 GHz solutions will further extend ZigBee’s appeal and fuel its growth.”

The ZigBit 900 module is based on Atmel’s innovative hardware platform featuring AVR Microcontroller and the latest RF transceiver. The brand new AT86RF212 is a low-power, low-voltage transceiver designed specifically for low cost IEEE 802.15.4-2006, ZigBee, and high data rate ISM applications. The AT86RF212 boasts the best-in-class sensitivity combined with the very low power consumption. Its MAC and AES hardware accelerators improve overall system power efficiency and timing. The ZigBit 900 packs the MCU, RF transceiver and all the circuitry in just under half a square inch of space.

“We congratulate our partners at MeshNetics with being the first company to deliver RF modules for 900 MHz band paired with the ZigBee PRO Feature Set software,” said Magnus Pedersen, Atmel’s Director of Product Marketing MCU Wireless. "Atmel’s industry-leading ZigBee hardware and MeshNetics expertise in module manufacturing and software create a winning combination for OEMs and system integrators that look to adding ZigBee capability to their products.”

Pricing and availability
Engineering samples of the ZigBit 900 (Part# MNZB-900-B0) and Development Kits are available immediately. They can be ordered online at shop.meshnetics.com, and also available through distribution. The new module is priced at USD 27.60 for volume quantities of 1K. Mass production is scheduled to begin in the third quarter of 2008. By then, the ZigBit 900 module is expected to gain FCC, CE and ARIB certifications. Both 2.4 GHz and 900 MHz ZigBit modules are pin-compatible, which allows a seamless migration from one platform to another. All ZigBit modules are precision manufactured in Germany. Product images are available for download at www.meshnetics.com/mediakit/logos.

http://www.meshnetics.com/news-and-events/news/news_87.html

[abew4me]

Good stuff Jaratca. Thanks!!! eom.

[jaratca]

I assume that I received this because I've signed up for updates on the Airbee website. Anyway, here are two screenshots of the email (wouldn't fit in one 'printscreen') and every icon, header title, and underlined text block is a live link.

[atco1982]

Informational email ?

Please provide.

[jaratca]

ABEW Website updated. Very informative. Also- Airbee to be at Sensors Expo next week and in Munich at end of month. Nice informational e-mailer sent out by Airbee today.

[HagingOn]

We will know more after this next quarter. Hopefully we should start to see revenue coming in.