Tour of the Beacon Ecosystem (Beacosystem) Q3 2015
Channel: Sean O Sullivan
Date: 2015-11-19

This is a an in-depth, 50 minute, tour of the iBeacon and Beacon Ecosystem - for which Sean coined the term Beacosystem. This talk covers the background to proximity, introduces where Bluetooth Low Energy fits in the picture, and covers the contrasting approaches of Apple and Google to proximity. Sean walks through some examples of how and where Beacon technology is being used in Retail, Travel, Sports, Tourism, Real Estate and more. Finally, he covers the companies in the space and outlines a few issues and trends in the area, and lists some resources for diving in to greater detail.