South Korean consumer electronics giant, Samsung has launched a new Internet of Things platform for the home called SmartThings. The platform features the SmartThings Hub that can bring WiFi coverage to homes up to 1500 square feet. Larger homes can use the Connect Home Smart WiFi System 3-pack. The company’s …
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Siemens to Acquire Enlighted; Enlighted Makes Smart Sensor Upgradable
Siemens Building Technologies Division has agreed to acquire the Silicon Valley-based smart IoT system firm Enlighted Inc. In other Enlighted related news, Enlighted made its Smart Sensor (which includes five sensors in one: temperature, light level, motion, energy, and Bluetooth) and its sensor platform future proof, making both the hardware …
Lunera Introduces Smart Lighting Platform with No Hardware or Firmware Licensing Fees
Santa Clara, California-based Lunera reported that lighting producer Technical Consumer Products Inc. (TCP) is the first lighting maker to incorporate Lunera’s Smart Lighting Platform into their products. Lunera’s smart lighting platform for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) includes an open and secure, cloud-based IoT software platform and a royalty-free Smart Module …
Tridonic to Present First IoT-Ready Driver
Austrian firm Tridonic announced the first LED driver compliant with the IoT-Ready™ standard. The driver is also 2% energy metering accuracy compliant with the DesignLights Consortium® (DLC®) Guidelines. The company collaborated with Enlighted, a provider of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions for commercial buildings, to create the driver based on …
Acuity Brands Partners With Silver Spring Networks on Intelligent Photocontrol for Street Lighting and Smart City Solutions
Acuity Brands, Inc. based in Atlanta, Georgia USA, announced that its Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc. subsidiary selected Silver Spring Networks, Inc. as a technology and channel partner for its smart street light and smart city solutions. Acuity Brands has developed and intends to market its DTL® DSN intelligent photocontrol. Silver …
Philips Lighting and American Tower to Develop 4G- and 5G-Extending Smart Pole
Philips Lighting and American Tower Corporation have partnered to extend 4G and 5G connectivity and accelerate U.S. smart city transformation. The companies have intend to create what they are calling a smart pole, a pole for a wirelessly connected LED street light that also serves as an antenna and radio …
Silvair’s Full Bluetooth Mesh Stack Passes All Bluetooth Tests
Back in May, EnOcean and Silvair announced a partnership for developing Bluetooth-based mesh networks for According to Silvair, their Bluetooth Mesh Stack is the first to achieve Bluetooth Mesh certification for use with lighting. Silvair is a pioneer in Bluetooth-based smart lighting, and EnOcean is a leader in energy harvesting …
Eaton Exhibits New LED Lighting and IoT-Related Products at PCBC 2017
Eaton, a power management company, based in Peachtree City, Georgia USA, will showcase the company’s latest residential solutions for both home buyers and builders at the PCBC 2017 show, booth 2041, in San Diego, California, on June 28 and 29. Eaton plans to highlight its portfolio that the company says …
AMS Expands Singapore Facility; Launches AS7220 Smart Light Manager
AMS, a supplier of sensor solutions based in Austria, announced the expansion of its business in Singapore with a new manufacturing facility in Ang Mo Kio. The company has scheduled the opening of the new plant for July 2017. In other AMS news, the company launched the AS7220 Smart Light …
