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3.4 Beacon: using your desk phone for geo-localization in the enterprise
Your desk phone can behave as a beacon, by periodically emitting data, using BTLE (Bluetooth®
Low Energy) technology (it has a built-in beacon).
A beacon is a small Bluetooth® radio transmitter. it repeatedly transmits a single signal that other
devices can use. A Bluetooth®-equipped device like a DECT or a smartphone, can detect a beacon
once it's in range.
There are many applications for localization with beacon. For example, isolated worker protection
is becoming more and more a concern for companies. But an infrastructure is necessary to locate
device used by the worker inside the enterprise, and can be expensive. Therefore, the enterprise
can use each desk phone in the site to create an infrastructure of beacons.
This feature is available if it is equipped with the Wireless module cartridge (ALE-108 Wireless
Module). Your administrator can enable or disable beacon feature (see: Contacting your
administrator).
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