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      <h3>The Specification</h3>
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      The full technical details for the AltBeacon specification.
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      <a class='btn' href="https://github.com/AltBeacon/spec">View the Spec</a>
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      <h3>Open and Interoperable</h3>
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        Available to everybody and every type of device.
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      <h3>How can I provide comments?</h3>
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        Comments are welcome, simply create an issue on GitHub.
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        <a class='btn' href="https://github.com/AltBeacon/spec/issues">Provide Comments</a>
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      <h3>Why AltBeacon?</h3>
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        Because there is no open and interoperable specification for proximity beacons, <a
        href="http://radiusnetworks.com">Radius Networks</a> has authored the AltBeacon
        specification as a proposal for how to solve this problem.
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        We firmly believe that an open specification would help everyone, and we
        want to do it right. This is simply the proposal, now we would like feedback from the community.
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      <h3>What is AltBeacon?</h3>
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        The AltBeacon specification defines the format of the advertisement
        message that Bluetooth Low Energy proximity beacons broadcast.
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        The AltBeacon specification is intended to create an open,
        competitive market for proximity beacon implementations.
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        The AltBeacon specification is free for all to implement, with no
        royalty or fees.
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        AltBeacon does not favor one vendor over another for any
        reason other than the technical standards compliance of a vendor's
        implementation.
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