Global lighting leaders select ZigBee Light Link

Pease Kata Vee, New Jersey (July 15, 2013) - Internet Alliance (The Connected Lighting Alliance lighting) announced today that it has signed ZigBee Light Link as the preferred common open standards Home Furnishing interconnection lighting applications, so that the lighting company and consumer choice more simple.

Using ZigBee Light Link, consumers can use different vendor systems to wirelessly control and use their LED lamps, bulbs, clocks, remote controls and switches. At present, there are some companies to provide wireless lighting products for the Home Furnishing market, but most of these products are not based on the interoperable public, the standard, which makes consumers confused how to choose which can meet their needs, but also for their home in the lamp lighting system.

This decision is the first time that the world's leading lighting companies in the form of an alliance unanimously support a common open standard for wireless lighting solutions.

Zoltan, chairman of the board, said: "home wireless lighting is becoming the mainstream of the market, and the broad support of the lighting industry leading enterprises will become a major milestone in this process. The types of interoperable wireless lighting products on the market will be greatly increased, and lighting companies and consumers will be more likely to choose products or technologies. "

The Internet lighting alliance members through working together for eight months, study and evaluate a variety of open standards, the conclusion is: ZigBee Light Link technology to build a wireless lighting system more convenient, support lighting functions, and can ensure the interoperability of products.

International ZigBee alliance CEO Tobin Richardson: "ZigBee Light Link is the interoperability and ease of use as the goal for the consumption of lighting and control products, professional and technical standards. Use ZigBee Light Link standard products, consumers in the management of their energy use and make the family more green, while the remote control of lighting to render the environment, the scene and even the season. "

The ZigBee Light standard, which is supported by the Link, will greatly promote the development of robust, interoperable wireless lighting systems.

At present, many companies have adopted ZigBee Light Link production line Home Furnishing lighting products, lighting manufacturers more sought after and emulate similar products, HIS consulting, low bandwidth and intelligent network analyst Phillip Maddocks said, "according to a new study of HIS, is expected to 2017, ZigBee lighting products Home Furnishing market shipments will exceed 10 million. Follow the uniform standards will improve the interoperability of products, whether consumers or lighting manufacturers will benefit from it. "

In the future, interconnected lighting systems will become part of the whole family network. In order to support the development trend of Internet, lighting alliance is organized in cooperation with other standards, to ensure that the ZigBee Light Link compatible with other home automation standards, such as ZigBee Home Automation and ECHONET Lite.

About interconnection lighting Alliance

August 2012, by the GE lighting, Lu Chuang, OSRAM, Panasonic, PHILPS and Toshiba, the world's leading lighting companies consisting of 6 interconnected lighting Alliance announced the establishment of the purpose of promoting wireless Internet technology and lighting applications. As a non-profit organization jointly organized by the lighting industry leading enterprises, the alliance supports open standards and is committed to promoting and promoting wireless lighting solutions and applications worldwide.

For more information, please visit: www.theconnectedlightingalliance.org