Symmetry Electronics: Wireless Expertise—the Common Denominator for IoT and M2M

With the proliferation of broadband and smartphones, Symmetry Electronics, a distributor of wireless, video, and embedded semiconductor products, has emerged as a leader in the Internet of Things (IoT) market. Today, the company focuses on fundamental wireless design processes by providing tools and support necessary to start and complete their clients’ IoT designs. “We have all the protocols covered whether it is cellular, WiFi, Bluetooth Low Energy, Zigbee, and the common denominator—IoT,” remarks Ken Davison, President, Symmetry Electronics.

The company foresees immense potential in the IoT space, as the applications related to IoT continue to get wider, creating vast growth opportunity for Symmetry Electronics. “IoT is not a vertical. It’s a horizontal for us, as it facilitates everything from tracking trucks to saving endangered wildlife,” quips Davison.

David Beck, Vice President of Marketing at Symmetry explains, “We have been focused on supporting wireless designs for a long time. Before IoT we were helping customers in the Machine to Machine (M2M) market with their cellular designs.Now, with the evolution to IoT, our wireless expertise enables us to successfully support IoT applications.” Wherein previously M2M customers in fleet tracking were interested in identifying the location of their vehicles, now these customers can also offer services to their end customers about the real-time monitoring of temperature, humidity, and vibration of the vehicles and goods being transported. The IoT evolution has made such web monitoring service more common.

As Symmetry constantly evolves with different technology, their Telit based Cellular “IN-A-BOX” development kits allow engineers to immediately start developing and coding a cellular application.“Cellular connectivity is more challenging than a Bluetooth or a Wi-Fi design, not only from a certification standpoint but also from a network standpoint,” informs Beck. “We have tested different components that we can piece together at a device and system level into a cellular kit,” he adds. Recently, Symmetry Electronics launched its LTE-IN-A-BOX and 3G-IN-A-BOX kits, keeping up with technology advancements.