Salem-based company builds connectivity for the Internet of Things



The team behind Rigado, a company that specializes in development of low-energy Bluetooth modules for Internet of Things applications, got off to a youthful start.



While growing up together in Ohio, founders Ben Corrado and Justin Rigling were both fascinated by low-power radio frequency technologies. In high school they decided to enter a competition to create the longest distance 802.11b Wi-Fi network. The two journeyed to Las Vegas, where — after building a fleet of custom antennas and drawing on their deep understanding of low-power radio networks — they managed to send a Wi-Fi signal 124.9 miles across the Nevada desert, breaking the then world record.

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“We knew how to build projects together and how to overcome pretty complex obstacles,” said Rigado co-founder and CEO Ben Corrado. “Even back in high school Justin and I were talking about forming a business together based on radio frequency connectivity.”

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“We’re also seeing a lot of interest from developers in the IoT space for wearable, smart home and connected health and fitness applications,” said Corrado, adding that the company is an official partner in a developer program by camera-maker GoPro. “Some of the biggest fitness companies in the world are using our Bluetooth products to connect treadmills and elliptical trainers to smartphones to enable a variety of health and fitness apps.”

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