Gregory Nelson says that lighting has gone beyond mere illumination and quality data is emerging from these lighting systems that enable decision making. , Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Netherlands-based Signify, formerly Philips Lighting, said India is a fast-growing market for connected lighting systems with several state governments, local bodies and sports authorities showing interest in smart lighting systems.
It is worth mentioning that currently there are more than 109 million connected light points across the world including India, which has led to rapid growth with focus on smart cities. Connected lighting systems are comprised of light fixtures that contain sensors and are connected to a network that allows them to send and receive data.
“Going forward, we expect healthy growth in this segment as more and more municipalities start adopting smart city infrastructure,” said Gregory Nelson, Global Business Leader, Professional Systems & Services, Signify Hindu.
He said Pune city, Naya Raipur Development Authority in Chhattisgarh and New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) have been pioneers in adopting connected lighting systems in the country.
harvesting data
More importantly, deployers were also able to obtain valuable and reliable data from the connected lighting system, which can be used in decision making, explained Mr. Nelson.
“Lighting has moved beyond just illumination and quality data is emerging from these lighting systems that are enabling decision making,” he added.
The data these smart lighting systems capture ranges from basic light control modalities like motion sensing and adapting light levels to space counters measuring temperature, humidity, various air quality metrics and noise levels in the area. More advanced things like people are involved. Some of these lighting systems offered precise indoor location services and seeded capability to locate tagged objects in real time.
Signify’s innovation lab in Bengaluru houses over 500 engineers and houses most of its development for smart cities, including managing the connectivity of streetlights through a variety of technologies, as well as integration of multi-modal sensing and backhaul of data and analytics Included, done from here. ,
“We are in the process of expanding this team by adding 150 engineers to our existing R&D/IT teams, working across the IoT stack, specifically in the areas of data analytics, DevOps, middleware, firmware, cloud and mobile applications I,” Mr.Nelson continued.
According to market research firm GreyViews, India’s LED lighting market size alone was estimated at $1.35 billion in 2021 and is expected to reach $2.68 billion by 2029 at a CAGR of 9% from 2022 to 2029.