LEDs

Q: We have been hearing about LiFi as a disruptive technology for sometime now, has the level of adoption matched your predictions and hopes? A: It has always been clear that LiFi is a disruptive technology, but for that to happen it will take some time. There are already many people, worldwide, that have recognised […]

Enlighted recently announced the commercial availability of its unified digital sensor and data analytics system. The Enlighted system effectively collects, analyses and implements big data to drive down operational costs, increase operational efficiencies, improve indoor environments and unlock the Internet of Things for the commercial marketplace. “Enlighted has now moved beyond the beta process and […]

You step inside a supermarket and your shopping list is transformed into a personalized map, showing you the deals that’ll appeal to you most. You pause in front of a concert poster, pull out your phone, and you’re greeted with an option to buy tickets with a single tap. Welcome to the world of location […]

A recent visit to Arup’s exhibition “Lighting in the Urban Age” reveals an interesting collaboration between Arup, Echelon and Xicato; which uses PLC to control lighting and not wireless, a route others like Enlighted & Harvard Engineering have already committed to. Lighting is truly at an inflection point; with Smart Lighting lying at the convergence […]

What if every light bulb in the world could also transmit data? Professor Harald Haas, Chair of Mobile Communications at the University of Edinburgh and co-founder of pureLiFi, is developing a device that could do exactly that. By flickering the light from a single LED, a change too quick for the human eye to detect, […]

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 […]

Digital Lumens, founded in Boston in 2008, just secured another $23m in Series C VC Investment. Investors in this round included Goldman Sachs, Stata Venture Partners, Flybridge Capital Partners, Black Coral Capital, Aster Capital & Nokia Growth Partners. They have now raised a total of $49.3m in 5 funding rounds from 6 Investors. Further details […]

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 […]