23. 11. 2018
SCHRÉDER JOINS LORA ALLIANCE™ TO HELP DRIVE SMART CITY DEPLOYMENTS
Schréder has joined the LoRa Alliance™, a not-for-profit organisation committed to the LoRaWAN™ protocol - the leading open global standard for secure, carrier-grade Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity.
The ubiquity of street lighting in cities makes it a natural partner to smart city connectivity. This announcement demonstrates Schréder's commitment to the LoRa AllianceTM open standard for the connectivity of street lighting to other IoT devices - facilitating smart city development. Schréder created the Shuffle, the first IoT-connected lighting column on the market to incorporate wireless connectivity, electric vehicle charging, public address systems and CCTV, as well as LED lighting.
Schréder joins more than 500 companies including IBM, Cisco, HP, Foxconn, Semtech and Sagemcom as members of the LoRa AllianceTM. The LoRa AllianceTM is committed to facilitating connectivity via the LoRaWANTM standard of wireless communications to enable large scale IoT projects to be deployed.
Nicolas Keutgen,
Chief Innovation Officer at Schréder, comments: "As the one constant within
the urban environment, lighting networks have a critical role to play in
developing the smart city of the future. Schréder supports towns and cities to
establish open, interoperable platforms by providing easy-to-integrate
infrastructure that not only brings operational benefits but also improves the
quality of life for citizens.
Joining the LoRa AllianceTM ensures that our lighting products can be
effectively connected to other IoT applications. LoRaWAN networks will be
crucial to the effective roll out of these applications across many of the
world's major cities and as a member, we will continue to pioneer connected
solutions to benefit this developing industry."
IoT applications are already being deployed to further reduce the carbon footprint of LED lighting solutions; including dimming of lighting during quiet periods and using Passive Infra-red (PIR) sensors to adjust lighting to suit the changing circumstances of the surrounding environment. Future deployments will include congestion management, priority for emergency services, smarter crowd control and reducing air pollution.
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