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Thanks @Gordon. Beacons are by definition non-connectable advertisers, so no need for the .connect :-} Both Eddystone and iBeacon use Manufacturer Specific advertisements, with different Company ID's and, of course, define the advertising payload differently. There are several 'competing' for the beacon standards, but IMHO, iBeacon and Eddystone are the current front-runners by far. Eddystone allows several different types of beacons, ranging from URL to data. I'm using the UID format.
Note that beacons become quite a bit more powerful in Bluetooth 5 with enhanced and extended advertising. I'm hoping you'll be considering potential updates for that support in Nordic's updated Softdevices?
iBeacon info
Eddystone info