ANT (network)
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ANT (originates from Adaptive Network Topology) is a proprietary (but open access) multicast wireless sensor network technology designed and marketed by ANT Wireless (a division of Garmin Canada).[1] It provides personal area networks (PANs), primarily for activity trackers. ANT was introduced by Dynastream Innovations in 2003, followed by the low-power standard ANT+ in 2004, before Dynastream was bought by Garmin in 2006.[2]
Developed by | ANT Wireless |
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Introduced | 2003 (2003) |
Industry | Wireless Sensor Networks |
Physical range | 100m |
Website | www |
ANT defines a wireless communications protocol stack that enables hardware operating in the 2.4 GHz ISM band to communicate by establishing standard rules for co-existence, data representation, signalling, authentication, and error detection.[3] It is conceptually similar to Bluetooth low energy, but is oriented towards use with sensors.
As of November 2020,[update] the ANT website lists almost 200 brands using ANT technology.[4] Samsung and, to a lesser part, Fujitsu, HTC, Kyocera, Nokia and Sharp added native support (without the use of a USB adapter) to their smartphones, with Samsung starting support with the Galaxy S4 and ending support with the Galaxy S20 line.[5][6][7]