Eddystone URL, iBeacon technology and the smartphone have provided BLE broadcast signals and proximity marketing with a realm of new possibilities. With this technology comes a learning curve for businesses and customers. With increased interest in the Internet of Things and […]
Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacons for indoor location detection have become quite popular lately, most notably in the retail sector. Other sectors are jumping on-board as well where indoor location detection service is of use for smartphone apps.
Smartphone apps can […]
What are BLE Beacons?
BLE stands for Bluetooth Low Energy and is a part of the Bluetooth V4 protocol.
Bluetooth is a wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances (using short-wavelength UHF radio waves in the ISM band from 2.4 […]
The iBeacon (a.k.a. Bluetooth Low Energy beacon, Bluetooth Version 4, or BLE) is an industry standard allowing devices such as smartphone applications to detect when a beacon is near by and present the appropriate content. […]
Introduction
Indoor positioning technology is becoming commercially available in various forms and quality this year. It’s a jungle out there and no one proven method has been sufficient for all purposes unlike the outdoor positioning with the use of GPS satellite […]
