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Open-source alternative to iBeacon with a configurable advertising format and reference power field.

    

      by Radius Networks
      
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      Introduced 2014
      
      
    

  


  
  

    

    

      
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A BLE beacon is a small device that periodically broadcasts its identifier using BLE advertising packets. Nearby smartphones can detect these broadcasts for proximity detection, indoor positioning, and context-aware applications.