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Beacons Added to Another Stadium
- Gigaom, Thursday, November 6, 2014 2:12 PM
You would think that promoting Bluetooth networking would be the last thing that the world’s second largest maker of enterprise Wi-Fi gear would be doing. But Aruba Networks is flaunting its love for Bluetooth in Santa Clara where it’s kitted outLevi’s Stadium with a massive beacon network. There, San Francisco 49ers fans can use flit among a thousand beacon signals to navigate their way through its seats and concessions. Sure, there’s nothing preventing a networking company from exploring different technologies, but Aruba’s embrace of Bluetooth Low Energy is odd, as Aruba originally planned to accomplish everything a beacon can do with its Wi-Fi gear.
