Do I need my own Bluetooth company identifier for making BLE beacons?

[johkan]

Hi,

I am evaluating a BLE beacon solution and the nRF52 seems attractive. If building a solution where an appliance I will develop will listen for a BLE beacon that I also develop, do I need to register with the BT SIG to get my own company identifier? The beacons will not be sold as stand alone products and may not even be branded as "Bluetooth devices".

Cheers,
Johan  

[haakonsh]

You do not need to get a company identifier, but you will have to list your product with BT SIG as you use the Bluetooth IP. 

[johkan]

Thanks!