No one calls BLE "iBeacon". I challenge you to find a reference to an "iBeacon heart rate monitor" or "iBeacon smart watch" iBeacon is just an application/prof

No one calls BLE "iBeacon". I challenge you to find a reference to an "iBeacon heart rate monitor" or "iBeacon smart watch" iBeacon is just an application/profile/use for BLE, one of many. As for AirPort vs. Wi-Fi, remember that Apple was the first to release consumer products with 802.11b (in July 1999), and there was no consumer-friendly brand name at the time (like what Wi-Fi became). 802.11b is not a consumer friendly name, so they used AirPort.