Siemon joins Cisco Digital Ceiling partner community

Siemon announced that it has been named an enabler partner in the Cisco® Digital Ceiling partner community which was recently launched at Cisco Live in Berlin.

The Cisco Digital Ceiling accelerates digital transformation and extends the benefits of the Internet of Things (IoT) throughout facilities by converging multiple building networks including lighting, heating and cooling, IP video, IoT sensors and more through a highly secure and intelligent network platform. Siemon’s ConvergeIT cabling solutions for intelligent buildings combine Siemon’s proven quality with advanced copper and fibre cabling technology to create the unified structured cabling system that helps enable the convergence of these building networks.

“Siemon has long been an expert in and advocate for integrated systems over a single unified cabling solution that combines power and control to building devices and lighting to cut cost, save energy and improve overall building control, management and security,” says Bob Allan, global business development manager for intelligent buildings and strategic alliances at Siemon.

“From innovative patented crowned jack contact geometry used in our jacks to eliminate the effects of spark gap erosion caused by unmating under PoE load, to shielded cables that are qualified for mechanical reliability and superior heat dissipation in PoE applications, as well as a wide range of components specifically designed to connect lights, sensors and other digital ceiling endpoints, we are well positioned to help customers like Smartworld quickly and confidently deploy a Cisco Digital Ceiling smart, connected architecture to capitalise on the IoT revolution,” he added.

Siemon will be instrumental in supporting a Digital Ceiling deployment with Smartworld, an Etisalat and Dubai South joint venture company based in Dubai. The deployment will be one of the first in the Middle East.

“We are proud to be one of the first in the region to deploy the Cisco Digital Ceiling framework. The potential of the Digital Ceiling goes beyond optimizing building systems and creates a platform for a new ecosystem of building applications and services. It gives us new opportunities for transformational applications, analytics and business intelligence, and delivers the essential capabilities needed to make cost savings a reality. Our office building will act as a proof-of-concept for developers and organisations looking to build smart and intelligent buildings in Dubai South and the UAE,” said Abdulqader Obaid Ali, Chief Executive Officer, Smartworld.