
IoT program speeds up the deployment of connected devices
To this end, the company is launching Eliot, a program designed to speed up the deployment of its connected devices offering and thereby facilitate the emergence of connected buildings wherever IoT can enhance use value for all users.
Legrand’s expertise involves providing electrical and digital infrastructure for all types of buildings to help simplify everyday life for its customers. With its Eliot program, the company has decided to speed up the development of its connected offerings, to the benefit of both private and professional users. Professional applications currently account for 60% of the overall market of the Internet of Things.
With between 4% and 5% of its sales dedicated to R&D expenditure, Legrand develops systems to respond to various societal issues such as demand for greater energy efficiency, security, well-being and independent assisted living.
Key areas include:
- 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 systems that are easy to install and which enable control of an electrical installation via tablet or smartphone…
