I’ll admit, they are a bit dry, but they do a great job of depicting a major difference in the networks… Let the cellular network manage itself while you stay focused on running your business.īelow are a couple quick videos to offer a visual explanation of the difference. When I worked for the vacation rental manager on the Outer Banks, 50% of our maintenance calls were because WiFi was down!Ĭellular on the other hand, set it and forget it. Beyond that, WiFi requires too much direct management. WiFi based home automation systems make sense for one or two homes that you can directly manage. Imagine managing WiFi at 500 properties to make sure mission critical applications like access management, HVAC control, or motion detection are up and running. Signal drops and comes back without you worrying your pretty little head. Cellular is self-managed (or at least not managed by you ). When the signal drops on your cell phone, do you even think about it? My guess is no. When the WiFi goes down at my house (a few times per week…grrrr!), I need to physically reboot the system (modem, router, etc.). Here’s the rub though, WiFi does not offer the reliability needed to connect 1-1000+ properties. Increase security, energy management, operational efficiency across 1000′s of properties?! That is substantial. the home you live in – imagine the potential it offers on a commercial level where companies manage 10′s, 100′s, 1000′s of properties. If home automation offers that much potential for an individual house – i.e. Home automation offers huge potential for us all to achieve more control of our homes, and in essence, our lives – increased security, energy savings, ease of living, piece of mind. In a nutshell, cellular is everywhere Wi-Fi is only within a confined area approximately 50 to 100 feet in diameter.
#Wifi vs bluetooth vs cellular Pc
Here’s how PC Magazine defines cellular vs. Are you managing one home or an inventory of properties? Cellular topic is the core of the Home Automation vs. However, even with all of the big names and big money headed towards home automation, there is a key component that is not being discussed. In fact, the smart home industry is expected to grow from $21B to 72B in the next 5 years! That’s a lot of dinero heading towards home automation. That’s quite a list, right? It’s clear that home automation is getting a lot of investment interest and investment capital. And a whole slew of emerging products/technology from relative unknowns….Netgear is making their routers “smart.”.Lowes is offering a home automation system.LG is looking to connect their appliances to make 2013 the year of the smart home.Comcast has been trying to get into home automation.AT&T and Cisco just announced they are getting into the home automation game.Microsoft beat out Apple and Google to buy a home automation company.Here’s a quick list companies vying for a share of the home automation market (Side note: I complied this list for a January 2013 post, so it is by no means a complete list.) home automation – is getting a lot of attention these days. It is amazing how quickly technology is racing ahead. The world around us is getting “smarter.” And we are becoming increasingly more “connected” to this improved intelligence.įirst smart phones, now smart homes.