Did you miss the Kontakt.io + Bluetooth SIG webinar?
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On August 17th, Kontakt.io’s Steffen von Bünau joined Martin Woolley of Bluetooth SIG to discuss the future of beacons and Bluetooth. In our Bluetooth, Beacons and What’s Next: An Actual Location Systems Disruption? webinar, the two talked location systems, use cases, and future possibilities in the space.
As Bünau explains, though beacons were originally used for less sophisticated use cases like those found in marketing and loyalty programs, we’re now seeing a big shift. With Bluetooth 5 and Mesh, beacons can begin moving into more advanced uses. Here are the key takeaways on how the beacon space is changing.
Two triggers driving changes in beacon usage: cost of Gateway (reader) and capabilities of tags.
Not to mention, the ubiquity of Gateways when using mobile phones!
One tool, two uses
We’re not only seeing more use cases these days, we’re seeing a fundamentally different kind of use case emerge. Bünau breaks these uses down into two types.