Enhancing Bluetooth Location Services…
The market opportunity for Bluetooth® location services has grown rapidly over the last few years, with industry forecasts now predicting over 400 million products in this solution area shipping per year by 2022¹.
Today, Bluetooth point of interest (PoI) information solutions are enhancing the visitor experience within museums and retail stores around the world. Millions of people rely on Bluetooth item finding solutions to track down lost keys and other personal items. Bluetooth indoor positioning systems (IPS) are helping millions of travelers navigate through busy airports and shoppers through malls. And warehouses and facilities around the globe are using Bluetooth real-time locating systems (RTLS) to better manage resources and optimize the flow of materials.
Despite this tremendous success, the Bluetooth community does not remain idle and continually seeks to enhance the technology. The community recently added a direction finding feature that has the potential to significantly enhance the performance of Bluetooth location services solutions.