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White House Announces $160 Million New Smart Cities Initiative
September 18th, 2015GE Announces LED Lighting Collaborations with Apple and Qualcomm
May 12th, 2015The LED Lighting Exodus: Samsung joins Philips and Siemens
Samsung Electronics announced, in late October, that it will exit the LED lighting business outside of South Korea, u-turning on what was identified as a key growth business unit just 4 years ago. The decision is the latest example of a large industrial conglomerate dimming its presence in the modern lighting industry. Analysts suggest new […]
The Lighting Industry Needs to Redefine Business Models to Deliver Growth Against Disruptive Challengers
During the last 6 months Memoori has published 3 reports on the lighting industry in Smart Buildings covering LED Lighting, Networked Lighting Controls and Wireless Lighting Controls; all of which are now enabling the first stage of development of IoT technology in buildings. Collectively these 3 technologies have made their commercial debut within a span […]
Identifying Winners in the Smart Lighting Controls Business
Memoori’s latest market research report – Smart Wireless Lighting Controls 2014 to 2018 – carefully analyzes both the demand and supply side considerations to arrive at a realistic assessment of market potential for the lighting wireless controls market from 2014 to 2018. The report shows that there can be no doubt about the enormous demand […]
The Global Market for LED Lighting in Buildings will Reach $10.3 Billion by the End of 2014, Predicts Memoori Research
Memoori estimates that revenue from the global LED Lighting market for buildings hit $8.1 billion in 2013 and will rise to around $10.3 billion by the end of 2014. The market will have grown still further to total almost $23 billion by 2018 – http://memoori.com/portfolio/led-lighting-in-buildings-2014-to-2018/ This represents a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in the […]
Strategic Acquisitions in the Smart Building to Smart Grid Space
Although the Smart Building to Smart Grid Interface business is still in its infancy, just a quick take on the strategic acquisitions that have been made over the last 2 years makes a strong statement that the world’s major suppliers see this as a great opportunity to extend their business. They have invested heavily in […]
A Smart Time to Exit Smart Meters as IP-Based Services Start to Muscle In
This month saw the first billion plus acquisition of a pure Smart Grid company with Toshiba’s purchase of Landis+Gyr for $2.3 billion .The owners of Landis+Gyr, the Australian investment group Bayard Capital announced over a year ago that they would go for an IPO within 2 years. It was therefore no surprise when rumors started […]
Survey of the Security Business 2010 – Strategy, Drivers, Valuation & the Investment Market
Strategic Drivers In the last two years M&A; activity has been driven by strategic buys, particularly by the major global security companies, major defense companies and from outside the security business – IT and communication companies and more recently validation, authentication and biometric companies. This dynamic will continue to apply in 2011 and beyond. http://memoori.com/physical-security-2010 […]
The Smart Grid Industry Continues to get itself into Shape but some Major Obstacles Remain
The Smart Grid business through acquisitions, alliances and funding continues to develop at a hectic pace and surprisingly, has not slowed down in July despite the fact that the holiday season has now got into full swing. All the evidence shows that the business continues to be very upbeat and confident about its future growth […]