Scaling Up Wireless Lighting Controls
Technology February 10, 2020
120,000 sq feet illuminated by Bluetooth mesh luminaires Located in the picturesque city of Red Deer, Canada, Westerner Park is Central Alberta’s largest trade show, agriculture, entertainment and sports facility. For more than 125 years, it has been a destination of choice for locals gathering to celebrate all kinds... Read more
Bluetooth Mesh Hits Vegas
ProjectsTechnology January 28, 2020
Bluetooth mesh standard reaches new heights in a retrofit at Stratosphere Tower in Las Vegas. The Bluetooth mesh lighting control ecosystem continues to grow at an exponential rate. In November, the number of Bluetooth SIG-qualified mesh products available on the market increased to more than 400. That same month,... Read more
Casambi Appoint Kari Mettälä New CEO
Appointments November 20, 2019
Casambi established in 2011 has become a key pioneer in wireless lighting controls based on Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). Kari Mettälä now serves as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), a move instigated by Founder Timo Pakkala, Casambi’s former CEO, who continues with the company in a product management role. Previously... Read more
Silvair Partners With OSRAM On Lighting Controls
Industry News November 13, 2019
Silvair, a pioneer in mesh lighting networks and a leading provider of qualified Bluetooth mesh solutions for lighting control, announced a technology partnership with OSRAM. As part of the cooperation, Silvair will provide a robust wireless control technology for HubSense®, a new lighting control system from OSRAM. HubSense® is... Read more
Latécoère, Signify and Huneed Technologies – LiFi Collaboration For Commercial Aircraft
Technology October 29, 2019
Airline passengers have much to celebrate with this latest technology partnership and can look forward to cabin systems becoming truly connected. Latécoère, a Toulouse based aircraft manufacturer partner, has announced an industrial scale-up of its LiFi technology in cooperation with Signify on its Trulifi technology and South Korean aerospace... Read more
Silvair X Zumtobel Collaboration in Poland
Industry News October 28, 2019
The innovative and unique Galicia Jewish Museum, located in Poland in Kraków’s Jewish district called Kazimierz, is a Polish registered charity. Its mission is to commemorate Holocaust victims, promote the Jewish culture of Polish Galicia, and present Jewish history from different angles and new perspectives. The Museum has overhauled... Read more
Vodafone and Signify (formerly Philips Lighting) Join Forces to Combine Communication Power of 5G and LiFi
Projects October 9, 2019
Dresden, Germany – Vodafone Deutschland and Signify, the world leader in lighting, are joining forces to interlink the two communication technologies 5G and LiFi, providing their customers with more speed and better mobile broadband connectivity. The collaboration aims to develop applications, use cases and solutions that deliver secure and... Read more
Luminaire Design Debate in Europe – Anything Loved is Sustainable
Interviews, Opinions October 9, 2019
One panel at TiL 2019 saw Ourania Georgoutsakou Secretary General from Lighting Europe moderate a lively discussion on the future of luminary design and sustainability. Ruarí O’Brien shared concerns on building culture and sustainable options “We must have a better product for people and society long-term and to be... Read more
