proximity

While some technologies quickly attain market traction, others go through cycles of enthusiasm followed by dips in excitement as the difficulty in managing the complex relationships among devices, software, and networks becomes apparent. Such was the promise of Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) proximity s…

Location-based services have been getting a lot of attention lately and people are increasingly curious about how Wi-Fi and beacons play together in the hot space that is indoor location technology. In my last blog I reviewed how beacons work and how to differentiate when to use Wi-Fi and beacons. T…

In just two years, indoor location technology has taken off and attracted a lot of buzz across industries, from retailers to healthcare. But it’s no longer a conversation about just Wi-Fi – the introduction of beacon devices, including iBeacon, has added a new dimension to location technology for IT…