Lunera Announces General Availability of Lunera Smart Lamps and Ambient Compute Platform

January 4, 2018

Marketplace of Context-aware Applications Now Available to Customers

SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#AmbientComputing–Lunera, an IoT
infrastructure company, today announced the general availability of
Lunera Smart Lamps and the Lunera Ambient Compute software platform,
together with initial applications available as mobile apps and in the
Lunera Ambient Compute Marketplace. Using the compute technology in each
Lunera Smart Lamp, the Lunera Ambient Compute platform enables
context-aware applications to run in and between the cloud, the edge and
the device itself.

The Lunera Ambient Compute software platform can connect internet of
things (IoT) devices to the cloud, as the wireless infrastructure in
each Lunera Smart Lamp can deliver an indoor IoT network that is
ubiquitous and dense. The network currently supports devices that use
Bluetooth protocols.

“Until now, no one conceived of the lighting infrastructure as the network
or the platform for ambient computing. Today, we’re
making it a reality and delivering on our vision,” said John Bruggeman,
CEO, Lunera. “As part of our vision, we see today’s devices and services
evolving from just things – into a state that surrounds us, into a
platform that informs us, an intelligence that empowers us and an
ambience that transforms our every interaction and experience.”

As part of the first wave of capabilities, Lunera applications and APIs
designed for indoor wayfinding, asset tracking, proximity messaging,
space utilization and more are now available in the Lunera
Ambient Compute Marketplace. The Marketplace is built on an open,
standards-based microservice architecture that enables rapid
development, deployment and integration of third-party ecosystem
applications. The Lunera Ambient Compute Platform consists of a
connected Lunera Smart Lamp with bundled lamp management software and
access to Ambient Compute Apps from the Marketplace, to enhance the
functionality of the Lunera Smart Lamp infrastructure through
application-specific apps.

  • Real-time location-based services (RTLS): RTLS applications –
    including Lunera Asset Tracking, Lunera iBeacon and
    Lunera Eddystone Apps – turn each lamp into a beacon
    that can transmit and receive signals. With these applications and
    their corresponding APIs, the Lunera Ambient Compute platform supports
    proximity messaging, indoor GPS, asset tracking and space utilization
    – while providing pinpoint accuracy with a beacon and a BLE gateway
    every 100 square feet, and connectivity to the cloud where
    intelligence resides.
  • Energy management: Energy-focused applications – including the
    Lunera Automated Demand Response App, Lunera eReports App and
    Lunera Occupancy-based HVAC Control – provide a customizable
    experience for each building occupant. Utilizing Wi-Fi connectivity,
    each lamp can send energy usage to the cloud for interpretation and
    action, and adjust automatically to its surroundings. This enables
    savings beyond the initial switch to an energy-efficient LED bulb, by
    harvesting daylight or dimming individual lights in case of peak
    electrical demand. Lunera also enables tighter connectivity between
    utilities and customers to drive greater energy savings.
  • Building Configuration and Lighting Controls: The Lunera
    Cloud Provisioning and Lunera Commissioning Apps enable the
    creation of customer information, populating facility data, zones,
    floors, suites, adding lamps and configuring lighting zones within the
    facility. Users can also control the lighting within the facility from
    the Cloud platform or from the Lunera Mobile App.

Availability and Pricing

The Lunera Ambient Compute software platform, Lunera Smart Lamps and
Lunera Ambient Compute Marketplace applications are available now.
Lunera Smart Lamps are priced per lamp and per fixture, and can be
purchased via a combination of hardware and software bundles available
on a yearly or multi-year basis.

Additional Resources

About Lunera, Inc.

Lunera is an IoT
infrastructure company that provides an ambient compute platform to
connect billions of devices to the cloud. Lunera’s breakthrough approach
enables context-aware, fully automated applications to run in and
between the cloud, the edge and the device itself. A robust set of these
applications such as indoor wayfinding, asset tracking, Wi-Fi
monitoring, proximity messaging and space utilization are available in
the Lunera Ambient Compute Marketplace. The company’s unique invention
embeds sophisticated IoT-edge technology, networking, compute, sensors
and controls capabilities, directly into each LED lamp. Light bulbs are
well positioned for this paradigm shift due to its low cost of
deployment through energy savings, ubiquity, density and always-on
power. Lunera is redefining traditional LED lighting to catalyze change
and realize the promise of ambient
computing. For additional information, visit www.lunera.com or
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Contacts

Lunera, Inc.
Danielle Hamel, 650-823-2757
[email protected]