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(Pocket-lint) - Amazon is finally launching Sidewalk after years of development, and it has some pretty big partners to kick things off.
On 8 June 2021, Amazon is activating Sidewalk support for most Echo speakers. Ring products, Tile Bluetooth trackers, and Level s smart locks will be among other early partners. Tile said it will begin supporting Sidewalk on 14 June 2021, allowing it to leverage Echo devices as part of Tile’s network.
Amazon Sidewalk is a low-bandwidth, long-distance wireless protocol that s developed for low-powered devices, with the goal of allowing them to better communicate over long ranges. Bluetooth and Wi-Fi often don’t offer enough range, while 5G is complex and requires a lot of power. Amazon Sidewalk works in the background. It lets you connect to and even track simple devices up to a mile away. It actually reminds us of mesh networking and crowdsourcing.