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A warehouse worker going about their tasks with a rugged handheld device holstered on their belt, wireless signal arcs passing between the device and a tracking tag on a nearby roll cage.

Returnable transport item tracking: the three costs hiding in one line item

Somewhere in most operations budgets there is a figure that gets renewed every year without much argument. It might be called replacement stock, refill or a shrinkage allowance. Whatever the label, it is the money set aside to re-buy the returnable...

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A cutaway service van fitted with shelves of high-value tools and equipment

Field service tool tracking: your van is a stockroom you can't count

The stockroom that drives away Every field-service business runs a stockroom. The difference is that this one has wheels and leaves the yard every...

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A shipment crate travelling between an origin site and a destination site, with the route clear at both ends but faded and uncertain across the middle, illustrating the visibility gap in inter-site shipping.

Inter-site shipping tracking: schedule on what arrived, not what should have

When your operation depends on parts and equipment moving between sites, everything runs to a schedule. It tells the crews where to be, sets the...

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The Ambient IoT Tipping Point: Turning Frontline Devices Into a Tracking Network

Blecon CEO Simon Ford recently joined Steve Statler on theMr. Beacon Ambient IoT podcast to discuss how Bluetooth Low Energy is reshaping asset...

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Why Bluetooth Smart Labels Change the Shape of Asset Tracking

Asset tracking is often discussed in terms of range, infrastructure and cost. Those things matter, but they are not the whole story.

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Ambient IoT in Action: Tracking Assets Without Building New Infrastructure

In a recent session for the Ambient IoT Alliance, we shared how Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) is able to support Ambient IoT use cases and what is...

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Blecon team at Manifest 2026

Manifest 2026: Scaling Intelligence Across the Frontline of Supply Chains

Manifest 2026 in Las Vegas reflected a decisive shift in how supply chain visibility is discussed and deployed. The conversation has moved on from...

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Blecon Launches Blecon Agent, Transforming Zebra Technologies’ Frontline Devices into an Autonomous Bluetooth Tracking Network

New software solution for Zebra devices instantly converts its global frontline device ecosystem into a continuous tracking network for BLE sensors...

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Zero Infrastructure Bluetooth Tracking: Turning Your Frontline into a Visibility Network

The most significant barrier to true supply chain visibility is the capital cost of covering the entire network.

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Eliminating Supply Chain Black Holes with Frontline Agents & BLE Tracking

For years, supply chain and logistics operators have accepted a persistent "black hole": the moment assets leave the warehouse, visibility vanishes....

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AI Smart Beacons for Asset Tracking Across the Supply Chain

Asset tracking has traditionally been about location. Knowing where an item was last seen, when it arrived at a facility, or when it left a depot has...

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BLE Cloud Connected Labels: Item-Level Visibility for Supply Chain, Logistics and Cold Chain Operations

Bluetooth Smart Labels are introducing a new way for supply-chain, logistics and cold-chain operators to understand the movement and condition of...

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Bluetooth Beacon Networks

Bluetooth Beacons Explained: Devices, Networks & Applications

Bluetooth Beacons are Back! Bluetooth Beacons have been a part of the IoT landscape for over a decade, but the factors driving adoption today look...

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Build Bluetooth-to-Cloud Products Faster with the Ezurio BL54L15µ Module and Blecon

The Ezurio BL54L15µ is a compact Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) module designed to simplify the development of connected devices and it's fully supported...

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Blecon Launches Bluetooth Cloud-Connected Modules

Blecon Launches Bluetooth Cloud-Connected Modules

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iBeacon Vs Eddystone Vs Blecon

The Evolution of Beacon Technology

Beacon technology has evolved dramatically since its inception in 2013, growing into a multi-billion-dollar industry that extends far beyond the...

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