When ICT & Electro-technology meet

       

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• WhenICT&Electro TechnologyMeet 040909 (467)

Once an electrical installation had been installed in a home in the past, that was it. So, when a domestic electrical installation was fitted, it was and in a many cases still is considered to be an unmodifiable fixture. In fact, it has always been quite difficult to make any changes to a classical electrical appliance once it is installed. Fortunately the arrival of integrated home systems means that such flexibility is now available to us (see: Definition of integrated home systems), even if the communications aspect (see: Increasing communication) is, admittedly, still in its infancy. By communications we mean internal and external home communications. The meeting of ICT technology and electro-technology in the home brings with it a wide range of new opportunities, both for the majority of homes and apartments as well as for the more specialist homes for the elderly whose mobility, for example, may be reduced. We went to find out more from FifthPlay, a daughter company of the Niko Group, totally dedicated to bringing together the worlds of ICT and electro-technology and to designing associated applications and services.