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…
Smart Cities
Open tender: €20M street lighting tender announced in France
France’s TE83 has launched a €20 million tender to modernize public lighting across the Var region. Covering LED upgrades, smart controls, and maintenance, the project is divided into eight lots. Bids are due November 24, 2026.
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.
Business
Monthly SummaryLighting news October 2026: Signify, MOT LED bulbs, vitamin D
In October 2026, Signify said it will stop selling professional lighting directly in Austria and hand projects to ELEKTRON from 2027. UK MOT tests now accept approved LED bulbs in halogen headlamps. Signify scientists showed that a tiny dose of UVB light in offices keeps winter vitamin D higher, a commentary called "good light" the next growth story, and Cree LED launched Mint LEDs for plants.
Latest News
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
Human-Centric Lighting
28.10.2026
CIE publishes Technical Report CIE 259:2026 on visual ergonomics for display equipment
Regulations
28.10.2026
DALI Part 151 certification reaches products, targets surge protection for outdoor lighting
Optics
28.10.2026
Tresky eliminates the need for an optical beamsplitter during DIE bonding
Organizations
27.10.2026
PLUTA provisional administrator seeks investor for LED specialist lichtline
The latest Press Releases
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Lumitec celebrates 19 years of innovation in marine lighting
TALQ Consortium
TALQ releases Edition 5 Tender Template for smart outdoor lighting
Rehm Thermal Systems GmbH
Rehm thermal systems receives 2026 Mexico Technology Award for RDS UV LED
About Acuity
Acuity announces agreement to acquire Parameter Technologies
Signify
Signify awarded EcoVadis Platinum medal with its highest-ever score of 88
Rehm Thermal Systems
Rehm thermal systems strengthens its presence in Spain and Portugal: Propelec appointed as new representative for Protecto and RDS UV LED
Zumtobel
MUTEC 2026: Light as a precision tool and world premiere for IDIA
SOLAIS
Continuing Commercial Growth, Solais Welcomes Jordan Mills as Director of Commercial Inside Sales
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