Particle, the integrated IoT Platform-as-a-Service, built to connect the unconnected, announced the P2 and Photon 2 hardware modules — updates to its next-generation embedded IoT Wi-Fi solutions. Powered by the Particle Platform-as-a-Service, the P2 module (generally available July 29) boasts advanced functionality for low-cost, integrated designs in applications that are poorly served by cellular connectivity – such as factory floor, hospitals, smart building and security monitoring; and the Photon 2 (available in late 2022) offers an enhanced feather form factor compatible development kit for rapid prototyping.
For the first time, enterprise IoT applications have the flexibility of both Wi-Fi and cellular connectivity options. Historically, in order to have secure connectivity with the necessary processing power to run enterprise applications, customers had to rely on costly and data-intensive cellular connectivity to their devices. With the introduction of P2, Particle delivers enterprise-grade security and connectivity protocols, more powerful processing, and supply secure guaranteed availability.
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Particle’s Wi-Fi modules and development kits are designed for enterprise-grade applications, where RF performance, low power consumption, security and fast time-to-market are critical. These updated components represent a new enterprise Wi-Fi product line and successors to the P0/P1 and Photon/Argon, which provides supply security < Supply Secure LP>> and adds support for low-power Bluetooth, a more powerful processor, more memory, and broader support for enterprise Wi-Fi configurations including 5GHz and 802.1X networks.
“We’ve seen an astonishing 700% increase in IoT cyber attacks since 2019 and an inability for products to be future-ready against new and emerging standards. At Particle, device and network versatility and security remain a sticking point for Wi-Fi connected IoT devices,” said Adam Warmington, Senior Product Manager at Particle. “To keep pace with a constantly changing IoT cyber threat landscape and expanding customer choices for enterprise deployments, the P2 and Photon 2 updates provide the ideal balance of standardization and security for seamless forward compatibility that gives developers the power to get to market faster.”