Smart Cities
LpR 117 – Smart City Lighting
LEDprofessional Review – Sept/Oct 2026, Issue#117: Smart lighting is shaping the future of connected cities. This issue explores the technologies, standards, and real-world projects driving that shift—from data-driven public lighting and interoperable infrastructure to Prague’s Dvorecký Bridge. An…
Connectivity & IOT
EditorialBluetooth NLC to DALI gateway gets test and certification specs
The DALI Alliance has released test and certification specifications for the Bluetooth NLC to DALI gateway. The gateway translates between wired DALI-2 and D4i lighting devices and Bluetooth Networked Lighting Control (NLC), the wireless lighting standard built on Bluetooth Mesh. Wireless systems can then control wired luminaires and read their energy and diagnostic data.
Smart Lighting
EditorialCo-op Live: 23,500 seats, one intelligent DALI-2 platform
Co-op Live in Manchester, the UK's largest indoor arena with 23,500 seats, runs its lighting on a single DALI-2 control platform from Simmtronic. DALI-2 is the certified open standard for digital lighting control. The system links nearly 9,000 luminaires and over 800 control lines, automates emergency lighting tests and lets the show production system trigger lighting scenes during events.
Smart Lighting
EditorialAbu Dhabi airport runs the world's largest DALI installation
Zayed International Airport's Terminal A in Abu Dhabi runs the world's largest DALI lighting control system – DALI being the open standard for digitally controlling lights. Delmatic's installation manages about 180,000 luminaires, 35,000 emergency luminaires and over 10,000 sensors and switches across 742,000 m², adapting light to daylight and occupancy.
Technology
FeaturedLEDs & Light Sources
31.10.2026
Cree LED Debuts JK5050B 6V LED for Outdoor Lighting
FeaturedEvents
30.10.2026
Registration opens for Light + Intelligent Building North America 2027
LEDs & Light Sources
29.10.2026
Seoul Semiconductor ends need for rare earths in white LEDs
Optics
28.10.2026
Tresky eliminates the need for an optical beamsplitter during DIE bonding
Technology
18.10.2026
Prof. Shuji Nakamura's blueprint for a brighter tomorrow
LEDs & Light Sources
14.10.2026
New Mint LEDs deliver horticulture-optimized drop-In upgrade
Smart Lighting
8.10.2026
lixtec advances smart city lighting with intelligent radar-based controls
