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Rhode Island capital taps Silver Spring wireless mesh service for smart LED street light controls

by | Aug 17, 2016 | Business and Industry, Controls and Power, Drivers Electronics, IIF, Indoor Networks & Controls, Industry News, LED, LEDs Applications, Light Sources, Microcontrollers, Networks, Networks & Controls, Outdoor Lighting, Sensors, Services & Testing, Street

Providence is expected to be the first of several implementations across the state to leverage IoT systems for lighting and other city operations. The city owns the Cree lights but pays a yearly network and management fee. The original version of this article can be...

Smart lighting specialist Sensity acquires a video technology company

by | Aug 12, 2016 | Business and Industry, Controls and Power, Drivers Electronics, IIF, Indoor Networks & Controls, Industry News, LEDs Applications, Microcontrollers, Networks, Networks & Controls, Outdoor Lighting, Services & Testing, Smart Cities

Luminaires and the LED lighting infrastructure gain more eyes with “computer vision” designs from smart city firm Eutecus Inc. The original version of this article can be found...

Forget drones and use LED high bays for inventory control (MAGAZINE)

by | Jul 25, 2016 | Building & Home Automation, Business and Industry, Controls and Power, Drivers Electronics, Features, IIF, Indoor Networks & Controls, LED, LEDs Applications, Light Sources, Microcontrollers, Networks, Networks & Controls, Sensors

Philip Smallwood of Strategies Unlimited explains why sensor-integrated, connected lighting and technologies such as indoor positioning will be the most effective ways for large warehouses to boost operational efficiency. The original version of this article can be...

Behind-the-scenes companies usher in the smart lighting era (MAGAZINE)

by | Jul 25, 2016 | Building & Home Automation, Business and Industry, Controls and Power, Drivers Electronics, Features, IIF, Indoor Lighting, Indoor Networks & Controls, Industrial & Life Sciences, LED, LEDs Applications, Light Sources, Microcontrollers, Networks, Networks & Controls, Retail & Hospitality, Sensors, Services & Testing, Smart Cities

The LED lighting industry wants to become a vital part of the Internet of Things, but it can’t get there alone. It knows illumination, not communications. Mark Halper details five up-and-coming firms making smart lighting happen. The original version of this...

Cree lands another Power over Ethernet lighting installation at a data center

by | Jul 22, 2016 | Business and Industry, Commercial and office, Controls and Power, Drivers Electronics, IIF, Indoor Lighting, Indoor Networks & Controls, Industry News, LED, LEDs Applications, Light Sources, Lighting Projects, Microcontrollers, Networks, Networks & Controls, Services & Testing, Smart Cities

Tech firm Quest will use Cree and Cisco Power over Ethernet gear at a California facility, and will resell it as a service too in an IoT play. The original version of this article can be found...