Futuresource Consulting Finds Smart Appliances on Track for 36% Global Growth to 2023
Smart appliances are on the rise and are forecast to grow at 36% CAGR out to 2023, according to a new report from Futuresource Consulting, which identifies smart appliances as the fastest growing category segment in laundry and refrigeration. “Smart appliances are the rising stars, taking a larger share of the laundry and refrigeration market […]
Technology: How KNX RF is being used in the Linky Smart Meter
By Christian Gossé, Actimage. At the Smart Grid fair 2015 in Paris, the French electrical and digital equipment manufacturers’ union, IGNES, presented a new local radio transmitter solution, ERL (Emetteur Radio Linky). This wireless module links appliances and building automation to the ‘Linky’ Smart Meter from energy supplier Enedis (formerly ERDF), which plans to replace […]
Futuresource Consulting Expects Wi-Fi to Dominate Smart Laundry and Refrigeration Appliances
Connected refrigerators and washing machines more than doubled in sales in 2017 and are on course to represent more than half of the global market by 2021, according to Futuresource Consulting’s latest Worldwide Home Appliance Market report. In the report, which has a special focus on smart laundry and refrigeration appliances, Wi-Fi is found to […]
ABB, Bosch, and Cisco Collaborate on Open Software Platform for the Smart Home
ABB, Bosch, and Cisco to Establish Joint Venture / Partner ecosystem to be open to all appliance manufacturers and service providers New software platform allows simple exchange of data between different types of devices enabling a new range of services Partner ecosystem to be open to all appliance manufacturers and service providers ABB, Bosch, and […]
ABB, Bosch, Cisco and LG Consortium Develops Open Standard for Smart Home Appliances Using WiFi, ZigBee, KNX and Other Connections
Intent to cooperate internationally Access for other manufacturers and service providers Certainty for end customers Different appliances, but just one common standard for data exchange ABB, Bosch, Cisco, and LG aim to set up a consortium to provide a software platform for smart homes. The companies have now signed a memorandum of understanding to this […]
Busch-Jaeger and Miele Show Home Networking Devices Based on KNX
The networking of home automation makes buildings more secure and open to energy savings. Miele and Busch-Jaeger, a leading company in the field of electrical installation technology, show how home appliances can be networked based on a KNX bus system. The Busch Comfort Panel Bus takes on the function of a command center: on a […]