Latin America. In an effort to progress towards unified solutions, different companies in the lighting industry formed the Connected Lighting Alliance.
This alliance seeks the development of technologies that allow the control of lighting from mobile devices, computers or automatic controls from anywhere, with which leaving the house without turning off the lights ceased to be a problem.
The controls provide comfort, flexibility and ease of installation compared to traditional wall-mounted switches or dimmers. Lighting industry analysts call this trend toward wireless integration of interconnected devices the "Internet of Things." According to them, for lighting solutions to integrate these systems, it is critical that the technologies are compatible.
Despite the great advances in recent years in the technology that powers these integrated applications, according to the Connected Lighting Alliance, it is important to sustain a unified approach to make products compatible, to avoid market confusion, and to drive faster adoption of the technologies.
The integration of lighting applications can also help promote energy savings, as proper lighting control can save up to 60% in electricity consumption costs.
Lutron Electronics, one of the signatories of this alliance, emphasizes the importance of developing unified wireless solutions that allow interoperability between devices from different companies, since it is the way to advance the industry in the integration of intelligent solutions.
