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Johnson Controls acquires FogHorn, to expand reach in the smart buildings space

     
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Smart building solutions company Johnson Controls has completed the acquisition of FogHorn, a developer of Edge AI software for the industrial and commercial Internet of Things (IoT) solutions.

“Value is increasingly being created by applying intelligence at the edge-device level to create real-time, secure, actionable insights,” said Johnson Controls CTO Vijay Sankaran. “By pervasively integrating Foghorn’s world class Edge AI throughout our OpenBlue solution portfolio, we are accelerating the pace towards our vision of smart, autonomous buildings that continuously learn, adapt and automatically respond to the needs of the environment and people.”

?As the number of sensors and amount of data in buildings continues to grow exponentially, the value of processing data and applying intelligence at the edge, without having to send data to the cloud, becomes increasingly pronounced.?

Sastry Malladi, who served as CTO at Foghorn, will join Johnson Controls, reporting to Sankaran as VP of OpenBlue Artificial Intelligence.

“We are thrilled to bring the Foghorn team and edge AI capabilities to Johnson Controls and OpenBlue,” said Sastry Malladi, Foghorn’s CTO. “By combining our respective strengths, Johnson Controls can make an even bigger impact on continuing to address some of the world’s most pressing challenges of decarbonization, sustainability and energy efficiency, indoor air quality and smart, secure buildings.”

Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. FogHorn’s technical team will be integrated into the OpenBlue Solutions organization. Also, FogHorn’s headquarters in Sunnyvale, California will function as an “AI Hub” for Johnson Controls.

FogHorn is a developer of edge AI software for industrial and commercial IoT application solutions. The firm’s technology is suited for OEMs, systems integrators and end customers in manufacturing, power and water, oil and gas, renewable energy, mining, transportation, healthcare, retail, as well as smart grid, smart city, smart building, and connected vehicle applications, according to Johnson Controls.

Johnson Controls recorded revenues of $2.3 billion in its North America building solutions segment in fiscal Q4 2021, up 5% compared to the same quarter the previous year.

The firm said it recorded a high-single digit growth in service with solid growth across HVAC & Controls, Fire & Security and Performance Infrastructure.

?Orders in the quarter, excluding M&A and adjusted for foreign currency, increased 11% year-over-year. Backlog at the end of the quarter of $6.5 billion increased 10% compared to the prior year, excluding M&A and adjusted for foreign currency,? the firm said.

For full fiscal year 2021, the company?s North America building solutions segment generated revenues of $8.68 billion, slightly up from $8.60 billion in fiscal 2020.

In EMEA and Latin America, the company recorded revenues of $962 million in fiscal Q4 2021 in its building solutions segment, up 6% compared to the same period the previous year.

In Asia Pacific, sales in the quarter amounted to $724 million, an increase of 10% versus the prior year.

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About Juan Pedro Tom?s

Juan Pedro covers Global Carriers and Global Enterprise IoT. Prior to Arden Media Company, Juan Pedro worked for Business News Americas, covering telecoms and IT news in the Latin American markets. He also worked for Telecompaper as their Regional Editor for Latin America and Asia/Pacific. Juan Pedro has also contributed to Latin Trade magazine as the publication's correspondent in Argentina and with political risk consultancy firm Exclusive Analysis, writing reports and providing political and economic information from certain Latin American markets. He has a degree in International Relations and a master in Journalism and is married with two kids.

Contact Juan Pedro at [email protected]

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