IoT-Ready Alliance to unite LED industry and IoT solution providers

With the scope of making the most of new LED lighting installations (typically with a high spatial density and a readily available power socket) to piggy-back multiple sensors and smarten up new buildings, leading lighting and LED driver manufacturers, Internet of Things (IoT) technology companies, and industry groups have established the IoT-Ready Alliance.

The Alliance is setting industry standards that will enable LED light fixtures to be "IoT-Ready", facilitating a quick and easy installation of advanced IoT sensors - as simple as changing a light bulb. This will also enable building operators to easily upgrade the sensors, ultimately future-proofing their buildings as IoT technology continues to advance at a much more rapid pace than that of LED fixtures.

Lighting fixtures are an ideal carrier for IoT technology in smart buildings, providing ubiquitous location for granular data collection throughout the building while delivering electric power to the sensors. Yet today, only a small percentage of LED fixtures have smart sensors. After the initial installation of LED fixtures, installing a sensor is cost prohibitive, making the later addition of sensors unlikely.

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