Ascott to develop smart serviced apartments

The Ascott Limited is set to adopt the Internet of Things technology to design a next-generation serviced residence that will offer guests a smart living experience.

The technology will enable guests to control and manage devices through a single application, which connects personal and home devices — from refrigerators and washing machines to smart TVs, smartphones and even wearable devices — through an integrated platform and server.

Ascott has entered into an exclusive partnership with Samsung Asia Pte Ltd, a unit of Samsung Electronics, to jointly develop Internet of Things-ready smart solutions customised for its serviced residences, making Ascott the first global serviced residence company to embrace smart home technologies.

Ascott aims to test out the new technologies at selected Ascott serviced residences by the first half of 2016, with plans to roll it out to its properties across more than 20 countries globally in phases.