Beecon GmbH is mostly concerned with leading edge research on embedded sensor and communication systems. It closely cooperates with the University of Karlsruhe and the Technical University of Munich.

Beecon's major business is the customized development of software for networked embedded systems. Beecon's key competence are flexible components that form the basis for those customized developments. Beecon's products are typically used for prototypes and small-volume customized products, as well as for research and education.

Company history

Beecon GmbH was founded 2003 as a spin-off from the University of Karlsruhe, Germany. Its first product was the Microblue stack, a light-weight Bluetooth protocol stack for 8-bit microcontrollers.

In 2005, Beecon GmbH created an XML programmable Bluetooth controller board for home automation. This controller was featured in a series of step-by-step articles in the German computer magazine 'ct'. It also formed the basis for the AmbiComp (TM) idea: Small and power-efficient programmable controller modules for home and building automation.

In 2006, the German ministry of education and research granted a three-year funding for the development of AmbiComp (TM). The project is a joint effort together with the Technical University of Munich, the Stuttgart Media University, the Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering, and Alcatel-Lucent. Project results were first publicly presented at CeBIT 2009.

Thomas Fuhrmann

Thomas Fuhrmann is co-founder and managing director of Beecon GmbH. He is the original author of the Microblue stack and initiator of the AmbiComp (TM) project.

Besides his commitment for Beecon GmbH, Thomas is group leader at the Technical University of Munich. His research is mostly focused on self-organizing systems, both in embedded systems and in communication networks.