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Edge-to-Cloud Platforms for Smart Buildings Gain Investment
In this Research Note, we examine recent investments by building automation players and IT vendors in startups developing edge-to-cloud platforms, which are regarded as critical technology for smart autonomous buildings. In January 2022, Johnson Controls completed the acquisition of FogHorn, a developer of edge-to-cloud AI software for industrial and commercial Internet of Things (IoT) solutions. […]
IoT Market in Smart Commercial Buildings Set to Grow at Over 10% to 2028
Our latest analysis indicates that the Internet of Things market in Smart Commercial Buildings (BIoT) grew to $53.5 billion in 2022, representing a 13% rise from 2021. Performance was slightly down from our forecast of 13.8% for the year due to several factors, including a slower-than-anticipated overall economic recovery, a lack of chipsets, and disrupted […]
Live Stream: AI IoT Edge Applications Insights and Trends
Join us on Tuesday 25th April at 1130 Paris | 1030 London | 0630 New York | 1430 Dubai for a FREE 30-minute Live Stream with AI Processor Startup Greenwaves Technologies to Discuss the Trends Impacting Smart Building IoT Applications. The Recording of this Live Stream is now available! Click Here. We will be joined by […]
Live Stream: How Many Connected Devices are Installed in Commercial Buildings?
Join us on Thursday 30th March at 1130 Paris | 1030 London | 0630 New York | 1430 Dubai for a FREE 30-minute Live Stream discussing our Brand New Research on the Number of IoT Connected Devices being Installed in Commercial Smart Buildings! The Recording of this Live Stream is now available! Click Here. There […]
EnOcean: The Latest Smart Buildings Firm to Ride the SPAC Wave
The alternative IPO trend continues as German firm EnOcean announces its intention to implement a reverse merger with a SPAC to take them public early next year. Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) have proved a popular route for companies to list on the stock market without the rigmarole of a traditional IPO process. However, more […]
Charting Echelon’s Meandering Journey to EnOcean
In February 1988, in Palo Alto, California, a startup company was founded by Armas Clifford “Mike” Markkula Jr. the grandson of a Finnish immigrant to the US. That company, Echelon Technology, would go on to develop the LON protocol, and help pioneer the evolution of open standard networking platforms, making a big contribution to the IoT […]
SPACS: The 800-pound Gorilla in the PropTech Room
In the same week in July, two more special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) mergers in the smart building security space wrestled with this alternative IPO approach. First, Crown Proptech Acquisitions failed in their attempted merger with access control firm Brivo after the deadline passed before they were able to raise the funds required. Then, 5 […]
Better to Have the Right Building Connectivity Than Have the Latest Technology
Like many major technology trends today, the evolution of smart buildings is intrinsically linked to the evolution of connectivity technology. From wired to wireless, or 3 to 4 to 5G, or across the multitude of dedicated smart building communication protocols, the development of smart buildings has been shaped by the evolution of connectivity. However, as […]