CommScope Acquires Redwood Systems

To answer the growing demand from business enterprises for full-scale intelligent infrastructure solutions, CommScope has acquired Redwood Systems, Inc., an industry leader in LED lighting solutions and integrated sensor networks for data centers and buildings.

Redwood Systems, a privately-held lighting performance solutions provider with offices in the US and UK, developed what is believed to be the world’s first smart building platform that powers and controls lights with a high-density sensor grid.

The acquisition is intended to strengthen CommScope’s position in intelligent building infrastructure solutions, enabling the company to provide one of the industry’s most comprehensive and automated infrastructure management platforms. With upcoming enhancements to optimize its operation over twisted pair cabling, the Redwood Systems platform can be deployed over CommScope’s readily available standardized structured cabling infrastructure. This can help CommScope’s data center and intelligent building customers maximize their investment in cabling infrastructure and move towards more integrated IT and building systems, thus reducing installation costs and ongoing operational expenses.

“By adding Redwood’s innovative solutions, we expect to better meet our customers’ desire for improved energy efficiency and provide a cost-effective platform for enabling truly intelligent buildings,” says Kevin St. Cyr, Senior Vice President of Enterprise Solutions, CommScope. “Tremendous insight on building usage can be obtained from analyzing the centrally stored data from the sensor network enabling additional efficiency improvements and enhanced capabilities well beyond efficient lighting,” he adds.

“Redwood Systems brings a legacy of pioneering systems and offerings that make commercial facilities more intelligent and efficient,” says Dave Leonard, chief executive officer, Redwood Systems. “We share in the values, such as innovation, held by the people at CommScope and feel it is the best fit for us to leverage their global capabilities as a leader of intelligent infrastructure solutions.”