Bluetooth Low Energy Bluetooth Low Energy was born as part of the basic Bluetooth 4.0 specification. Initially designed by Nokia as Wibree, and then adopted by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), its initial goal was to provide a radio standard with the lowest possible power consumption, specifically optimized for communication between smart devices over...
Bluetooth Low Energy beacons moving towards Industry 4.0
Market entry of Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacons dates back to June 2013, with the launch by Apple of iBeacon technology, for micro-location applications (native technology on iOS, but also available on Android). Subsequently, new impetus to BLE beacons was given by the entry of Google in the market, with the launch of a comprehensive...