38 I ICT TODAY
Network-Connected Lighting
Provides Smart Innovation
for Next-Generation Office Buildings
By Giovanni Frezza
Digital connectivity is the backbone of modern "smart" innovation. Buildings, serving as the bedrock
of developing smart cities and communities, have become one of the fastest growing benefactors
of this next-generation innovation.
Internet of things (IoT) technologies have proven instrumental in shaping the landscape of intelligent
building architecture and automation, with power over ethernet (PoE) lighting emerging as a significant driver
and support mechanism for smart network integration and success. As office workers across the globe face
unprecedented changes in how businesses operate—including the resulting impact on physical working spaces,
building managers, company owners, and employees alike—office occupants will need to rely on automated,
data-driven building solutions in ways both old and new.
