With the Internet of Things (IoT) being the latest buzzword, air-conditioning (AC) company Blue Star will be integrating this concept in all of its products and is targeting to become the market
leader in Japanese-dominated inverter AC segment. Under a road map laid down by the company, it will integrate 75 per cent of its product portfolio in line with the concept while the
entire integration will be over by 2020. "Realising the changing scenario in cooling needs of consumers, we are moving over towards this integration", the company's executive director B Thaigarajan
told
Business Standard. According to him enabling the ACs controls like cooling mode, air-flow, on-off mechanism and other aspects from a smartphone app via Wi-Fi makes an AC "smart" in
nature. Presently, it is charging an extra Rs 2,500 per AC to ensure IoT compatability, which is poised to come down in the coming years.
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