Originally published at: Bluetooth-to-Cloud Connectivity Private Access - The Golioth Developer Blog
Golioth Bluetooth to Cloud Connectivity Demonstration Today, we’re introducing Bluetooth-to-Cloud Connectivity on Golioth, making it seamless for Bluetooth devices to connect to the cloud. Most Bluetooth devices do not support Internet Protocol (IP), which means they can’t talk to cloud platforms on their own. Instead, companies often build custom gateway solutions to bridge Bluetooth devices to the internet. This requires extensive engineering effort, custom firmware, and careful security design—turning what should be a simple connectivity layer into a major development hurdle. Now, Golioth removes that complexity. Our platform provides first-class support for Bluetooth devices, allowing them to securely send data to the cloud while leveraging all of Golioth’s existing features—secure data routing, fleet management, and remote updates—just like cellular, Wi-Fi, Ethernet, or Thread-connected devices. We’re making this available as part of a Private Access Program to gather feedback, and we want to hear from you! Bringing Bluetooth Devices to the Cloud Golioth is enabling Bluetooth devices to connect to the cloud, making them fully manageable on our platform. Bluetooth devices can leverage the new Golioth Bluetooth SDK to securely communicate with the cloud as though they were directly connected. Gateways act as a passthrough, relaying data over cellular, Wi-Fi, Thread, or Ethernet to Golioth. Once connected via a gateway, Bluetooth devices appear in the Golioth Console, where you can monitor connections, analyze real-time data, and perform fleet-wide operations, such as pushing out OTA firmware updates. This is all made possible by a new protocol designed to deliver data over both IP and non-IP networks. Initially being leveraged for Bluetooth, this protocol will form the foundation for connecting even more devices in the future. While any hardware platform with both Bluetooth…
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