Limoges, France, July 9, 2015: It is a global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures, now veering to the deployment of the Internet of Things (IoT) in these sectors.
Having made sales of over €200 million with connectable devices last year, French company Legrand said it was now convinced that the IoT was opening up a “new era” for buildings. So, it had decided to launch ‘Eliot’, a program designed to speed up the deployment of its connected devices offerings, thereby facilitating the emergence of connected buildings wherever IoT could enhance use value for all users.
Eliot involved providing electrical and digital infrastructure solutions for all types of buildings to help simplify everyday life. With its Eliot program, Legrand had decided to speed up the development of its connected offerings, to the benefit of both private and professional users (i.e. electricians, building occupants and operators). Professional applications currently account for 60 percent of the overall IoT market.
Every year, Legrand revealed, it dedicated between 4 and 5 percent of its sales to R&D expenditure, which had helped it develop connectable solutions to respond to various societal issues such as demand for greater energy efficiency, security, well-being and independent assisted living.
These solutions cover areas as varied as:
– consolidation of digital infrastructures with dedicated offerings for datacenters
– telecare to facilitate the lives of people with diminished independence, both at home and in healthcare institutions
– measurement and tracking of energy consumption to suit both new and existing buildings
– connected emergency lighting to facilitate maintenance operations
– video door entry phones proposing services, both in group housing and individual homes
– the connected home, with solutions that are easy to install and which enable control of an electrical installation via Tablet or smartphone
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