Vuzix teams with lighting leader Signify to reduce latency for Vuzix Smart Glasses in areas where radio-based devices have poor connectivity

Vuzix Corporation (NASDAQ:VUZI) has announced an exciting new development with lighting industry leader Signify to further reduce latency for Vuzix Smart Glasses in areas where radio-based devices have poor-to-limited connectivity, such as inside factories and buildings.

In a statement Thursday, Vuzix said its Smart Glasses are now compatible with Signify’s Trulifi, which provides wireless broadband connection and uses infrared and visible light to provide two-way wireless connectivity to IoT (Internet of Things) devices including smart glasses. 

Vuzix said the partnership with Signify will help support business continuity for its enterprise customers across manufacturing, aerospace, hospitality, and digital industries with a secure, reliable, and fast wireless broadband connection.

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The company added that this results in very low latency, which is key to the user-friendliness of smart glasses and Augmented Reality (AR) devices. Trulifi’s always-on, dedicated connection also ensures seamless handover throughout facilities, as well as high-level security and up to 220Mbps connectivity.

To support the introduction of the Trulifi-enabled Vuzix Smart Glasses, Vuzix said it is teaming up with Gemvision, a private cloud-based platform used by enterprise customers to provide remote support to reduce onboarding burdens in field service, improve equipment uptimes in manufacturing, and enable medical professionals to see more patients in less time. 

Vuzix said the Gemvision platform is equipped with a call center dashboard for external users and allows remote experts to collaborate and illustrate during live video sessions.

In the statement, Vuzix CEO Paul Travers commented: “This partnership with Signify, a world leader in lighting for professionals, further expands the accessibility of our enterprise smart glasses and we look forward to continued collaboration with both Signify and Gemvision as we roll out this solution to enterprise and healthcare customers.”

“We are excited to deliver Gemvision with LiFi connectivity on Vuzix Smart Glasses to healthcare organizations and industrial enterprise customers,” added Rene Verspuij, co-founder and CCO of Gemvision. “We look forward to empowering as many customers as possible with this fast and secure internet network solution.”

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