In The News

WTRS is cited in articles and news covering general industry topics and industry participant releases.

Selected Recent Citations

  • EnOcean Technology
  • Bluetooth Low Energy
EnOcean now fully interoperable with TCP/IP

"This trend to centralize and converge building energy management is key, given the fact that only five percent of small and medium sized buildings (100,000 square feet or less) are equipped with a building management system," said Kirsten West, principal analyst at West Technology Research. "Small and medium-sized facilities account for 98 percent of all buildings and 65 percent of floor space, making this segment the largest underserved market in the industry by far. That's why the ability to populate a facility with sensors that can communicate over TCP/IP to a centralized building automation system is key to this Greenfield market segment."

April 27 2011 - Energy Harvesting Journal

Bluetooth formally adopts low power standard

Kirsten West, principal analyst with WTRS, commented: "Bluetooth low energy will be a significant contributor to the overall wireless sensor network market, representing nearly half of all shipments in 2015. The advantage to this new protocol is that it is totally optimized for low power battery operation."

July 7 2010 - The Register


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