Aussie smart LED start-up gets global recognition

Australian tech start-up IoL Technologies has recently been rewarded for its pioneering work around smart LED lighting. It was one of only 24 companies in the Asia–Pacific region to be selected for EY’s 2017 Accelerating Entrepreneurs program. The program enables entrepreneurs to scale their businesses and foster strategic growth through support, expert guidance and networking opportunities.

IoL founder David Whitefield said, “EY’s excellent program helped us leverage valuable networking opportunities and secure three strategic partnerships in the areas of transportation, IoT and smart systems.

“The event also showcased the importance the world is placing on energy efficiency — especially at a government level. We met with ministers, deputy prime ministers, G20 representatives and the founders of over 40 emerging companies from Australia, SE Asia, the Middle East, Europe and North Africa to open up a dialogue about smart lighting across the world,” Whitefield said.

IoL was nominated for its work around smart cities and the embedding of an Internet of Things (IoT) platform inside LED lights. The platform offers a series of high-value commercial and social opportunities to deliver greener, more liveable and more sustainable urban spaces through a unified, IoT-enabled system.

The IoT platform utilises intelligent light technology, which transforms lighting into an integrated sensor and communications system. It tracks people and objects in real time and communicates with buildings to create unified infrastructure across cities and urban environments.