Gigamedia and Igor Announce Partnership to Deliver Advance Smart Building Solutions throughout Europe

January 16, 2020

 

U.S.-based Igor and France-based Gigamedia, a subsidiary of Rexel, today announced a partnership to improve  access to industry-leading smart building technology throughout Western Europe. Effective immediately, Gigamedia customers can acquire Nexos, Igor’s smart building platform. Gigamedia will distribute Nexos as part of its Gigamedia IT solution set, a leading networking infrastructure technology.  

Across nine European countries (France, Germany, Italy, the Nordics, Spain and the UK), the total number of smart systems sold will nearly triple between 2018 and 2022, to reach over 8 million. The stock of smart buildings in France alone is expected to reach 10 million by 2022.

Igor’s Nexos IoT platform aligns with the larger Gigamedia product portfolio, which consists of components critical to the infrastructure of intelligent buildings. Nexos is a universal, end-to-end Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) smart building solution that compliments Gigamedia’s expertise in cabling systems and network architecture. 

The relationship between Igor and Gigamedia began in 2016 when leaders from both companies met at a European trade show. In anticipation of the European smart building market rapid growth, Gigamedia executives were searching for an IoT, PoE platform to offer its expanding customer base. 

“PoE will be the heart of smart building infrastructure,” said Luc Debert, Gigamedia business unit manager. “Over three years of testing, we’ve discovered Igor’s platform carries with it numerous advantages. Adding the Nexos platform to our offering will help us deliver the kind of advanced IoT technology our customers are demanding.” 

While most PoE-based solutions on the market today focus solely on intelligent lighting, Nexos has a robust reach that touches the entire smart building ecosystem. Building managers can solve a variety of problems from one platform.

“The timing is right,” said Debert. “Our expertise, combined with Igor’s proven technology, is a winning combination to serve the diverse needs within the smart building markets. Our companies work well together on a technical level, and also on a personal level. That is important to us when it comes to upholding our reputation for excellence in client services.” 

“We are excited about our partnership with Gigamedia” said Steve L’Heureux, CEO of Igor. “Gigamedia is an innovative, agile company led by forward-thinking executives and with the strength of a 13-billion Euro corporation behind it. It has a well-earned reputation for excellence and a clear vision to lead in smart building implementations. Gigamedia has been a great company to work with throughout this whole process and we know they will do an amazing job delivering bundled turnkey smart building solutions to their customers throughout Western Europe.”

About Igor

Igor’s flagship product, Nexos, is a PoE-based IoT smart building platform that incorporates hardware, software and cloud analytics to enable smart and secure buildings. Combined with an open API and real-time data, Nexos is a forward-looking technology that seamlessly integrates advanced lighting controls with building systems, low-voltage devices, business applications and more. Now installed in more than 30 countries, Nexos delivers on the global market’s readiness to enter the IoT world. For more information, visit igor-tech.com. 

About Gigamedia

Gigamedia is a French brand created in 1996 by GigaMedia part of Rexel Group. Gigamedia has become the leading distributor of wiring systems in France and has been rapidly establishing throughout Europe. The solutions offered by GIGAMEDIA are key elements of smart building infrastructures with the following product ranges: copper and optical fibre cabling systems, racks, cabinets, tools, accessories as well as security, video surveillance and access control applications.
To learn more, visit gigamedia.net.

Media Contacts:

Kelly Moore (Igor)

+1 515-720-9670

kelly@kmprcollective.com

 

Mathilde Baeyens

+33 (0)3 20 90 59 04

mathilde.baeyens@gigamedia.net