Wireless Sensor Networking System Software

Enabling the WSN Market

The Wireless Sensor Networking (WSN) market is growing rapidly in a number of commercial and industrial application segments. However, the RF engineering embedded programming requirements of developing a WSN application are still daunting for many OEMs. WSN system software vendors provide a software framework including middleware, embedded node software, application development and operational management platform, to ease the burden on OEMs developing WSNs. This research brief examines this market segment, including market conditions, drivers, and challenges, and profiles five key vendors: Arch Rock, Atalum, Crossbow Technology, MeshNetics, and Tendril.