Is there any truth to claims that WiFi and ZigBee cannot co-exist in the same space?
No. Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for small companies with proprietary technology to attack standards through the use of questionable and unverifiable “data.” Some companies only offer single channel, proprietary solutions and are limited to use only in certain countries. ZigBee is a robust, global technology that works as promised. Consider the following: • ZigBee is based on an IEEE standard in which hundreds of engineers have contributed in an open manner to the knowledge base that ZigBee radios are built upon. • ZigBee has 16 channels in the global 2.4 GHz frequency band giving it plenty of room to operate successfully. • ZigBee members regularly show their products and demos around the world at largest tradeshows: Consumer Electronics Show, Electronica, Hannover Messe, to name a few. These shows often have dozens of Wi-Fi networks, Bluetooth devices and other RF traffic that sometimes leaves those technologies subject to signs of interference, yet ZigBee devices reliably perfo
