now for the business review an automated home that controls lighting, heating, cooling and appliances
is being brought to Jamaica. In this week's edition of the Business Review we learn about
one company that is leading the move towards making more Jamaicans owners of smart homes
cody ann barrett has the details smart devices have become an increasingly important part of
our daily lives we could only expect that technology would continue to advance that's
why ceo of smart home solutions debun lysite has introduced smart home and office devices
all controlled through your phone or voice automated help alexa turn off hall light
according to mr lysite the concept evolved from selling portable charges to imagining a smarter
and more automated jamaica what i realized was i need i knew that people needed portable chargers
just like i did and as such i went with that idea now when i realized in 2015 that
houses need to be smart you don't need to be at the door with a key you understand i mean
safety is a concern you you want to limit the time that you base you're spending at your door
trying to get in you want to there's so much that you want to do he launched the company in
2015 and within two years the company was one of the partners involved in the launch of the first
smart house in jamaica the company aims to offer solutions for energy saving remote connectivity
and safety but with the focus for jamaican home owners being safety smart locks access control
systems and cameras are the company's best sellers we're trying to create that safety in the country
that security in the country and what better way to do that than to have control on your
phone at your fingertips at any point at all you understand you know when something is happening
you can look at your phone and look at your camera system and say why is this person in my house
you understand so that's a type of security that you do have you can also
um know if someone is opening your door or tampering with your door while many of the devices
are imported there are a few which are designed by mr lysite and sent to developers overseas
to produce but as housing developers incorporate smart home solutions there are concerns that where
there is internet connected products there's an opening for potential hackers right now
128 bit can be hacked so if you have an aes 512 encryption that is similar to what apple has have
you ever heard about a apple phone being hacked or apple laptop being hacked no because they're
working with the best at the moment so until quantum computers come into play they won't be
able to hack those phones our system works on the same the real challenge however is how to allow
every jamaican to take advantage of the smart home opportunity to roll out smart home services
the company has faced a high initial investment cost mainly due to high mark upset customs and
the high cost is the main reason why many people view these products as unnecessary luxuries
but as the industry grows the hope is that the cost is set to decrease over the years making
smart homes a reality for everyone until then the company has plans to offer more safety solutions
jamaica is a place that have grilled the entrances so even though we usually do smart locks on doors
no we are doing grilled smart locks so you you can if you're if you have a grill outside you can
now press the smart lock and open it with your fingerprint both on the inside and the outside
his vision is that by 2025 more jamaicans will adapt to the smart concept codian barrett tvj
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