2019 smart lighting will bring more than $550 billion in revenue

Intelligent lighting developer Gooee vice president John Couch said, to 2019, the intelligent lighting system based on IOT technology will bring about $550 billion in revenue for the industry in the software and services, and hardware sales income of only $50 billion. He explained that the big data can be collected from the Internet devices, and the use of large data management and use of the necessary software and services, is the key to creating value for users.

With the gradual popularization of the Internet of things (IoT), urban life will become increasingly intelligent, which is an important development trend of the lighting industry. The Internet is a new technology, through the intelligent platform, the various equipment Home Furnishing together, including LED lighting equipment, electrical appliances and other mobile devices, can bring considerable benefits to the user, for example, life is more convenient and more intelligent, and can save energy. The Internet of things will be the main driving force for the future development of the lighting market, but also bring many challenges for the industry.

Service is the key to creating revenue

Vice President Gooee John Couch said that by 2019, the intelligent lighting system based on IOT technology will bring about $550 billion in revenue for the industry in the software and services, and hardware sales income of only $50 billion. He explained that the big data can be collected from the Internet device, and provides software and services required in the data management and use, it is the key to create value for the user, so the business income accounted for the proportion of the industry is relatively large.

Figure 1:Gooee vice president John Couch

Couch said that the Internet of things technology can be a variety of lighting equipment and lighting and intelligent network linked to save up to 80% of electricity consumption. For example, a built-in sensor equipped with cloud computing and intelligent network, can use big data gathered by sensors, lighting control room facilities, so as to achieve the purpose of energy saving and other intelligent. However, to make the actual operation of the intelligent lighting system, must establish a set of communication rules in the system, various devices can communicate with each other, and let the collected data can be transferred between the various devices and system infrastructure, real time analysis.

Prospects and challenges

Lux Review publisher Gordon RoutLEDge also optimistic about the smart lighting market. Routledge said at the seminar, and lighting, security systems, fire detection and telephone and other related daily equipment will be more intelligent, so the future will become increasingly intelligent home life. Especially in the lighting, the current advanced control system operation is more simple, so that users are more likely to experience the convenience and benefits of intelligent lighting. And lighting systems can be integrated with other networking technology, is an ideal entry point for the industry to open up the Internet of things.

Figure 2:Lux Review publisher Gordon Routledge

Nevertheless, the industry to expand the smart lighting / networking market, still need to overcome many challenges. Product testing and certification company DEKRA Beat Kreuter speakers, he pointed out that some of the existing intelligent systems are vulnerable to hackers, so the network security is one of the intelligent lighting industry in the face of the challenge.

Figure 3:DEKRA strategic portfolio development and Innovation Global Director Beat Kreuter

Kreuter believes that in order to protect user privacy and enhance system security, the industry development of networking technology, must pay attention to some potential threats, such as verification and the lack of transmission encryption protection, and secure web pages, cloud and mobile application interface. He urged the industry to conduct security risk assessment appropriate to the system and its products, including for the communication interface using Zigbee, Bluetooth, WiFi and other solutions, strengthen security testing, while improving the abuse test to prevent the product receiving unexpected input. At present, this is still a major problem to be overcome by intelligent lighting systems.

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