Osram

Lighting giant Osram has agreed to acquire smart building focused start-up Digital Lumens Inc, for an undisclosed fee. The move is the most recent in a string of similar deals that have seem promising start-ups assimilated by one of the sectors big players. The deal will allow Osram to expand its internet of things (IoT) […]

The divestment and realignment trend continues in the lighting sector as another market leader sells off its luminaries business and refocuses efforts on smarter technology. Munich-based OSRAM made a number of moves towards location based services and connectivity technology in the past few weeks and announced the sale of its lamps group Ledvance to a […]

There could not be a better time for Lighting Controls companies to grab the initiative and increase their revenues in a rapidly growing world market; At the same time positioning themselves to move into the wider Building Internet of Things (BIoT) business. Our Recent Research on this business shows the global value of lighting product […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

A report by Memoori Research to be published next month will examine how LEDs and Wireless technology can converge to create enormous opportunities in smart lighting controls over the next 15 years. LED Lighting in both the new construction and retrofit market initiates the demand to replace incandescent lighting and reduce CO2 emissions. However the […]