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  Beacon Market - Snapshot Beacons are now widely used for customer engagement, such as in retail and marketing, featuring easy deployment, cost-effectiveness, and straightforward effectiveness. Beacons market are small, battery-powered wireless devices that transmit Bluetooth signals to smartphones in the proximity. Structurally, the beacon is incredibly simple comprising a CPU, batteries, and radio. In terms of function, a beacon works by transmitting out an identifier picked by a device in the proximity, usually a mobile, and points out an important place in the environment. The identifier is a distinct ID number that the device recognizes as distinct to the beacon. The one-way signals then interact with a mobile application installed on the device, and activates specific actions, such as location-based notifications. Interestingly, beacons and apps are a ‘power couple’. And, beacon devices are at the heart of beacon technology. Put simply, iBeacon need apps to recognize their ...