The Mr. Beacon Ambient IoT Podcast

#54 – Museums, despite being associated with the past, have been at the leading edge of Bluetooth beacon adoption. We visited Dieter Fenkart-Fröschlt, COO of the San Diego Museum of Art and talked about what drove their investment in a beacon-enabled app, how they approached it and what the business benefits have been. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bluetooth Mesh is perhaps the biggest thing to happen to IoT since Bluetooth Low Energy sparked the revolution of beacon technology, wearables and thousands of other connected products. Szymon Slupik, CTO of Silvair and Chair of the Bluetooth Mesh Working Group at Bluetooth SIG explains what the release of this new standard means, what mesh is, why it was necessary and the applications that it enables. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#52 – Bluetooth connects millions of IoT nodes, but who are the people behind the standard, where did it come from, and where is it going? Most importantly, how can we influence or understand it better? Mark Powell, Executive Director of the Bluetooth SIG answers these questions and many more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Erik Bjontegard has been a pioneer in using #IoT technologies to develop a context platform, and has the customers and partners to prove it. He explains the strategy he's used as a serial entrepreneur, what the Spark Compass platform does, and the metrics it yields for specific customers of his. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Acquiring location data is challenging, but how do you monetize it? Verve is one of the few companies who have been able create a successful location based ad network using billions of location data points. We talk to Brian Dunphy, a veteran of Qualcomm, Gimbal and now Verve about what it takes to be successful in this market. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Have you figured out how to make your apps successful? Research shows that over the past four years, the percentage of companies that do has jumped from 10% to 90%. But having such a strategy does not guarantee success. Phunware have a unique track record of success powering apps from Netflix, NBC Sports and Fox to Cisco and even NFL stadiums. This week, Phunware CEO Alan Knitowski deep dives into every major aspect of what it takes to be successful in mobile apps. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How are big data and the IoT reshaping the shipping industry? We sat down with the Chief Business Officer of Alpha Ori, Sam Jha, to learn how they're helping steer their customers toward smart shipping. Don't miss this fascinating episode, our first to deal with pirates and autonomous ships! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is the state of the Internet of Things? What are some examples of IoT gone wrong and which companies are getting it right? We sat down with former Qualcomm and Intel IoT strategist Aidoo Osei and tapped into his well-informed insights on what IoT is now and where it's going in the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How are Indoor location systems evolving? What are Gatwick Airport and Harrod’s doing with this technology? Hear why a leader in indoor location is adding asset tracking features to their product. Mr. Beacon goes back to London to speak with Chris Charles, COO of Pointr Labs about why one of the UK's largest travel hubs and most prestigious retailer are using their services with Bluetooth beacons on a major scale. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is there an alternative to LP WAN to connect IoT devices? Cisco Jasper have proved there is. In this episode, special guest Martyn Etherington, CMO of Cisco Jasper, discusses the ways Jasper's IoT connectivity platform is playing a huge role in the management and monetization of cellular SIM card connections to IoT devices. We hear the inside stories of how some major companies are connecting networks of devices to the cloud. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.