The beacon itself is a small location-based technology device that transmits a signal using Bluetooth Low Energy (also known as Bluetooth Smart).
With the release of the company’s own beacon technology, Google developers said, “Just like lighthouses have helped sailors navigate the world for thousands of years, electronic beacons can be used to provide precise location and contextual cues within apps to help you navigate the world.” Shouldn’t we be barefoot by now? What are beacons?
ABI Research recently predicted that not only will the total number of Bluetooth Low Energy shipments “comfortably” exceed 400 million units in 2020 but also that dedicated BLE advertising networks will be worth more than $2 billion by the same year. Fast forward to today and the technology is still making sock-knocking headlines. In 2013, the advent of iBeacon was supposed to knock the socks off the retail world. If beacon technology is so great, why are we still waiting for it to give electronic shape to our physical horizons?
Is it finally the beacon’s time to shine? An inside look at beacon technology, manufacturers and use casesīlog Editor / Ma/ Datacenter Infrastructure News and Expert Advice, Datacenter Servers, Implemented Solution Use Cases, Industry and verticals, Internet of Things (IoT) Hardware, Server Hardware / 0 comments How is your enterprise planning to leverage beacon technology? Beacons have been making headlines for a couple of years now, yet their true potential has not been reaped.
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