Using connected light bulbs as iBeacons offers a high-resolution way to surveil a space, argues Joseph. “It’s the same functionality as any other iBeacon except it’s a higher resolution… There are more bulbs in any space than any other electronic device because of how numerous they are.”

“The two biggest applications we see is in the retail sector to measure foot traffic and motion throughout a store. As well as with the iBeacon part of it being able to have that interactivity with their customers. The big thing here is because they already have the lights they don’t have to get a whole separate system installed to have iBeacons deployed,” he adds.

Seeing what could be achieved outside the “Telco Thinking Box” by combining existing and cutting edge technology, like smart light bulbs and iBeacon technology will be exciting in the very near future. Stay tuned and read on: Stack’s Smart Sensor-Packed Light Bulbs Run Autonomously, No App Interactions Required.