Ace Sensor Inc. Joins ANT+ Alliance
Feb 1st, 2011
Ottawa, Ont. and Boston, MA – Feb. 1st , 2011 – The Mobile Health Monitoring specialist, Ace Sensor Inc. has become a commercial member of ANT+ Alliance.
With over 20 million deployed nodes, ANT+ is the best available ultra-low power RF communication solution. A single button battery could operate over a year.
“With its ultra-low power consumption, well-designed interoperable standards, ANT+ is most suitable for Mobile Health Monitoring solutions ”, said Dr. Robert J. Wang, CEO of Ace Sensor Inc. “In addition to developing innovative devices, we intend to contribute actively to the expanding capability of ANT based protocols.”
Ace Sensor Inc. will shortly bring to the market highly innovative Mobile Health Monitoring solutions which will improve the health of millions of Americans by enabling easier and more convenient monitoring of weight, blood pressure, heart rate and other health indicators.
About ANT / ANT+ (www.thisisant.com)
ANT is a proven protocol and silicon solution for ultra-low power (ULP) practical wireless networking applications. ANT+ facilitates interoperability between manufacturer’s devices and the collection, automatic transfer and tracking of sensor data for monitoring information anywhere, anytime. The key advantage of this unique managed network is device specific interoperability that enables wireless communication with other ANT+ products. Applicable in sport, wellness management and home health monitoring, ANT+ (built on the base ANT protocol) defines device profiles that specify data formats, channel parameters and network keys. The ANT+ Alliance is an open special interest group of companies who have adopted the ANT+ promise of interoperability. The Alliance ensures standardized communications through optimized brand value and partnerships with other top tier products. Currently, there are over 300 member companies in the ANT+ Alliance.
ANT is a proven protocol and silicon solution for ultra low power (ULP) practical wireless networking applications. Designed for 2.4GHz operation, ANT is perfectly suited to any kind of low data-rate sensor network topologies in personal area networks (PANs) and practical wireless sensor networks (WSNs). ANT has been intentionally engineered to simplify wireless network development and maximize network efficiency.
