The "Thirteenth Five-Year National Informationization Plan" highlighted that by 2018, China aims to categorize and construct 100 new model smart cities; by 2020, the development of smart cities will see significant progress. As the nation actively pushes forward with smart city initiatives, the lighting system plays a crucial role within urban infrastructure. The transformation of smart cities cannot happen without advancements in smart city lighting. With the vast trillion-dollar market at stake, numerous LED lighting manufacturers are vying for positions and entering the smart lighting sector.
Philips Lighting, a global leader in lighting solutions, announced on March 23rd that they had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with China Mobile Research Institute to jointly explore cellular IoT standards for smart connected lighting, helping to build smarter cities. China Mobile Research Institute serves as the core R&D and technical support center for the world's largest mobile network provider. Concurrently, Philips Lighting installed a smart interconnected road lighting application based on cellular IoT technology at China Mobile's 5G Joint Innovation Center in Beijing.
In November 2016, Philips Lighting entered into an agreement with Xiaomi to form a new joint venture company with a 70:30 ownership structure, leaning towards Philips and Xiaomi respectively. This partnership aims to jointly promote the development of smart connected home lighting in China. The joint venture will focus on developing home smart connected lighting products and integrating them into the Xiaomi smart home platform.
Sanxiong Aurora
On July 26, 2017, Sanxiong Aurora released a notice stating that the company held the ninth meeting of the third board of directors on July 25th. The meeting reviewed and approved the proposal regarding the main entity and implementation location for the newly raised portion of the fundraising project. They agreed to expand the "LED Intelligent Lighting Production Base Construction Project," increasing both the implementing entity and location.
Luyitong
Luyitong plans to acquire Guangdong Shenghui Electronics Holdings Co., Ltd., a Guangdong-based integrated lighting company, to transition from the electrical equipment sector into the lighting and smart city industries.
Osram
On May 5th, 2017, Osram collaborated with Beckhoff Automation and Microsoft to introduce an intelligent lighting solution tailored for the Industrial 4.0 era at the Hannover Messe. This program is currently operational at Beckhoff Automation's "Future Factory" in Fell, Germany.
NVC Lighting
On December 23, 2016, NVC Lighting (02222.HK) held a press conference in Huizhou with the Chinese Academy of Sciences Cloud Computing Center (Zhongke Zhicheng) to promote smart lighting collaboration. This time, Zhongke Zhicheng and Wang Donglei hope to leverage the wisdom of lighting to help NVC embark on a new growth trajectory.
On February 10th, NVC Group officially reached a strategic cooperation agreement with Shaohaihui and the residential network initiated by Haier Home and other enterprises to establish the “Yingwu & NVC Intelligent R&D Center†and the “Yingwu & NVC Integrated House Design†Center. Committed to achieving more breakthroughs in the field of intelligent lighting, NVC Group has joined the smart home ecosystem and become one of its core members.
Zhaochi Shares
On February 22, 2017, Zhaochi announced their intention to jointly establish Shenzhen Zhaochi Lighting Co., Ltd. with the related party Shenzhen Guangzhao Future Management Consulting Partnership (Limited Partnership) to enter the field of intelligent lighting.
Feile Audio
On February 21, 2017, Feile Audio announced that the company and Guiyang Bank Co., Ltd. signed a "Strategic Cooperation Agreement." The two parties will engage in comprehensive and in-depth cooperation in the smart city industry in the future.
According to the agreement, the two sides plan to jointly lead a smart city industry fund (contract type) with a total scale of no more than 50 billion yuan to support the industrial development of Feile Audio in the smart city field.
Xuelai Company Fushun Optoelectronics Co., Ltd.
On February 20, 2017, Fushun Optoelectronics Co., Ltd. and the Nanjing Municipal People's Government of Chenzhou City signed the "Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement" to promote broad and in-depth cooperation between the two sides and adhere to the principle of common development and good faith cooperation.
Fushun Optoelectronics participated in the renovation or new construction of smart street lamps in Nanjing County. Under the same conditions, the Nanjing County Government prioritizes the use of Fushun Optoelectronics' Smart Street Light Products. The two sides are deeply involved in smart cities and smart parking systems.
Ouliang Lighting
In December 2016, Ouliang Lighting partnered with Huawei's HiLink system to create a "smart community" at the "Meet the Future – Future Life Home Alliance Launch Ceremony and Jingxi Xiangyun Conference." Among these, Huawei HiLink's smart home solution appeared in the sample room of COFCO Xiangyun.
Lidaxin Intelligent Photoelectric Lighting Industrial Park
On April 7th, the signing ceremony for the Lidaxin Intelligent Photoelectric Lighting Industrial Park and Internet of Things Research Town was held at the headquarters of Xiamen Lidaxin Group. The project is located in the Changtai Economic Development Zone.
The total investment for this contracted project is approximately 3 billion yuan, with about 2,000 mu of additional land. Upon completion, the newly added construction area will exceed 1 million square meters. The project plans to invest in constructing an intelligent lighting industry park integrating IoT intelligent lighting products, large lamps, home lamps, outdoor lighting, industrial lighting, and commercial lighting.
GE
On October 7, 2015, GE announced that it would spin off its LED lighting business, solar energy, and energy storage technology to a newly established company called Current. Since then, GE has launched key intelligent lighting products, collaborated with Qualcomm, developed indoor positioning systems, and targeted the retail industry. Even GE's LED street lights are transitioning towards smart street lights.
Samsung
Samsung introduced the Multi-Function Smart Lighting Module (SLM). The module is the building block of the Internet of Things, featuring not only lighting functions but also integrating various communication technologies for the first time. This accelerates the development of smart lighting systems, reduces risks, improves quality, and shortens time to market. Besides rushing into the smart lighting market, Samsung also aims to promote growth in the smart building and smart city markets.
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