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Beacon Technologies: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Beacosystem
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Beacon Technologies: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Beacosystem

by Stephen Statler
June 2016
Intermediate to advanced
428 pages
14h 13m
English
Apress
Content preview from Beacon Technologies: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Beacosystem
© Stephen Statler 2016
Stephen StatlerBeacon Technologies10.1007/978-1-4842-1889-1_13

13. Understanding Beacon Networks

Stephen Statler1 
(1)
San Diego, California, USA
 
By Steve Statler and Kjartan Slette, COO and co-founder, Unacast
“It's hard to break into a network once it's formed.”
— Elon Musk
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The emergence of beacon networks may be the most significant factor in the success of businesses fighting to succeed in the beacosystem.
Beacons have some remarkable properties. They are low in cost , easy to install , have increasingly sophisticated sensors, and can be used to create some really cool user experiences. We have grounds for optimism about ...
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