Beacons (or iBeacons) are low-powered, low-cost transmitters triggering various actions of smartphones within reach. The beacon technology has great marketing potential especially for bricks-and-mortar businesses. Here are the latest figures on this exciting innovation.
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27. The adoption of beacon technology
Half of the top 100 retailers in the U.S. were testing beacons in 2014. This new technology is expected to be found in 1/3 of their store locations by the end of 2015.
In 2014, 8% of US retail locations were equipped with beacon technology, according to BI Intelligence. This figure is expected to hit 32% in 2015 and 85% in 2016.
The beacon base in the US will consist of 4.5 million active beacons by the end of 2018, with 3.5 million of these devices in use by retailers.
Source: BusinessInsider
28. The number of beacon-ready devices
It is estimated that 570 million Android and Apple smartphones are compatible with Bluetooth low energy (BLE), the signal emitted by beacons to trigger compatible apps.
Source: BusinessInsider
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