Philips CityTouch Selects Sierra Wireless to Connect New Remote Lighting Management System for Smart Cities
June 12 2014 - 4:00AM
Business Wire
AirPrime® HL Series modules to provide cellular
connectivity for CityTouch Ready outdoor lighting fixtures
Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ:SWIR) (TSX:SW) today announced that
Philips CityTouch has selected Sierra Wireless AirPrime® embedded
wireless modules to provide connectivity for the new CityTouch
LightWave remote lighting management system.
CityTouch LightWave is a new remote lighting management system
that includes intelligent ‘’plug and play’’ outdoor lighting
fixtures. Cities worldwide can roll out the CityTouch system
quickly and cheaply, using LED outdoor fixtures that feature
built-in mobile connectivity to the central management system,
using integrated AirPrime modules.
Once such a fixture is plugged in, a light point automatically
appears on the CityTouch map at the right location and with its
main technical parameters already integrated into the system. Only
a few clicks later, the remote lighting management system allows
central control of all lights in an area, either individually or as
a group. The software also provides the current lighting status,
auto-notifications of faults and accurate information on energy
usage of each street light. The system can provide significant
energy savings to municipal customers – LED lighting combined with
intelligent controls can deliver savings of up to 80 percent.
Philips CityTouch chose Sierra Wireless AirPrime modules for the
CityTouch LightWave system based on the level of global support
Sierra Wireless is able to provide as the market leader, as well as
the potential for evolution in future products with a simple
migration path from 2G to 4G technologies.
“The more we talked with Sierra Wireless, the more confident we
became that this company really understood what we needed to not
only build and launch a new generation of CityTouch Ready outdoor
lighting fixtures, but to also grow and evolve them over time,”
said Vasanth Philomin, General Manager of Philips CityTouch. “We
knew we needed more than just a simple hardware supplier, and
Sierra Wireless offered both the expertise to help us get to market
efficiently and the long-term vision we were looking for in a
collaborative partner.”
“CityTouch LightWave offers an innovative approach to easily
connect city lights for smart cities,” said Dan Schieler, Senior
Vice President, OEM Solutions for Sierra Wireless. “The ability to
monitor and manage street lighting can provide more reliable
service, more efficient use of city funds, and a more
environmentally-friendly solution. It’s a classic example of how
connecting everyday city services can benefit both the municipal
organization and its citizens.”
For more information about how Sierra Wireless device-to-cloud
solutions for connected infrastructures, please visit
http://www.sierrawireless.com/Solutions/Industries/industrial_infrastructure.aspx.
To contact the Sierra Wireless Sales Desk, call +1 (604) 232-1488
or visit http://www.sierrawireless.com/sales.
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About Sierra Wireless
Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR) (TSX: SW) is the global leader in
machine-to-machine (M2M) devices and cloud services, delivering
intelligent wireless solutions that simplify the connected world.
We offer the industry’s most comprehensive portfolio of 2G, 3G and
4G embedded modules and gateways, seamlessly integrated with our
secure M2M cloud services. Customers worldwide, including OEMs,
enterprises, and mobile network operators, trust our innovative
solutions to get their connected products and services to market
faster. Sierra Wireless has more than 900 employees globally and
has R&D centers in North America, Europe and Asia. For more
information, visit www.sierrawireless.com.
“AirPrime” is a trademark of Sierra Wireless. Other product or
service names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their
respective owners.
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Sierra WirelessSharlene Myers,
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