In the latest LED business news, we round up a discontinuation announcement from GE Lighting, and new developments regarding IP battles involving Nichia and Everlight, and Philips Lighting and WAC.

Strategies in Light (SIL) speaker Jason Hanna of Digital Lumens explains the potential of networked lighting controls and urges solid-state lighting (SSL) industry professionals to delve into the technology for advances in lighting.

Smart lighting users should beware, as Spanish telecommunications giant Telefonica says Internet of Things technology developments are outpacing the safeguards.

LED lighting component and systems developer initiates its digital executive position to better leverage IoT business opportunities.

The company is reviewing informal bids for its lamps division. A sale could take longer than the group’s “carve-out.”

On the heels of Android support, the smart lamp pioneer now lets users change lighting schemes by talking to Amazon’s Echo system.

The US Department of Energy has released a new Caliper Snapshot Report covering SSL industry progress in LED-based MR16 lamps, and the agency has published an addendum to its tunable white lighting report.

Outdoor scheme near Amsterdam Arena is an early example of cross-industry IoT collaboration. More connected lighting developments expected as soon as next week.

Strategies in Light speaker Prajit Ghosh discusses the US carbon-emission reduction goals of the recently proposed Clean Power Plan (CPP) and how efficient LED-based solid-state lighting is already contributing to meeting those goals.

Applications ranging from curing to disinfection and sterilization will benefit from new UV LEDs in the 265–300-nm band.