Signify joins IMTAC to bring smart city lighting tech to Oman
Signify has signed an agreement with one of the largest system integration technology companies in the GCC , IMTAC, that will see the pair deliver smart city solutions to Oman and India. Signify, formerly known as Philips Lighting, announced the partnership agreement during an event on empowering smart cities with connected lighting technologies at the Kempinski […]
Signify has signed an agreement with one of the largest system integration technology companies in the GCC , IMTAC, that will see the pair deliver smart city solutions to Oman and India.
Signify, formerly known as Philips Lighting, announced the partnership agreement during an event on empowering smart cities with connected lighting technologies at the Kempinski Hotel in Muscat.
“The strategic partnership we are developing with IMTAC will enable us to bring our proven Smart Lighting solutions to Oman, which will not only create significant monetary and environmental savings opportunities through optimization of the energy usage, but also will allow public and private organizations to make informed decisions on the deployment of their resources and assets across the country, and will enable them to drive the vision and the agenda of the Sultanate of Oman,” said Goktug Gur, CEO, Signify for Middle East, Turkey and Pakistan.
Fareed Al Hinai, vice chairman IMTAC, added: “launching IoT based Smart City Solutions is the key focus of Imtac as it brings substantial savings in energy, water and operational costs while prioritising the citizen services in Oman, and the rest of the world.”
“Our relationship with Signify is critical to our Smart City Vision, as it addresses one of the most significant elements of the Smart City Infrastructure, which is Smart Lighting”, added Fareed.
As part of this agreement, IMTAC will combine Signify’s 125-year lighting experience and its newly launched Smart Lighting IOT platform, Interact, with its own IoT based Smart City software and integration capabilities.
IMTAC, through its Smart City brand “empyreal” produces IoT based solutions in the areas of municipal operations, building management, urban and social infrastructure, healthcare, water and waste water management and manufacturing industries. IMTAC’s technology is compatible with m2m (machine to machine) communication technology such as LORA, Wi-Fi and GPRS.
“With lighting accounting for over 22% of a city’s total energy consumption, the need for cost-effective and sustainable options is crucial. Simply switching to LED lighting can result in electricity savings of up to 50% and by adding smart systems, the overall energy savings can go up to 80%. Signify’s connected lighting system, Interact, is smart and versatile, making it possible to manage, maintain, and monitor the entire system simply and efficiently,” added Signify in a statement. “Signify is also pioneering with Light Fidelity (LiFi), a technology in which high quality LED lighting provides a broadband Internet connection through light waves. As the lighting company for the Internet of Things, Signify is the first global lighting company to offer LiFi-enabled luminaires from its existing office lighting portfolio.”
