Company Experience
40+ Years of Smart Building Excellence
Established in California, USA in 1986, Smart Group G4 has spent over four decades delivering cutting-edge automation solutions across hotels, smart cities, commercial buildings, hospitals, stadiums, and residential complexes on every continent.
Our Journey
Company Established
Smart Group G4 was founded in California, USA — beginning a decades-long mission to pioneer smart building automation technology.
Digitcom Smarthome — Dubai
Digitcom Smarthome established on Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, UAE — marking Smart G4's first Middle East presence and the beginning of its regional expansion across the Gulf.
R&D in UAE & Germany
Established R&D operations in UAE and Germany in partnership with Pruessen at Seeshaupt, Germany — focused on lighting control and building automation based on bus technology, laying the groundwork for the SBUS protocol.
SBUS Protocol Born
Created the first SBUS Protocol and began product testing of SBUS technology — laying the foundation for an open, unified smart building communication standard.
Generation 1 SBUS
Launched Generation 1 of the SBUS platform, marking the first commercial deployment of the proprietary open-protocol ecosystem.
HDL Joint Venture
Joint venture formed between Smarthome Group (SBUS) and HDL Hedong Lighting — a DMX stage lighting specialist — to manufacture Smarthome and Hotel Controls using wired SBUS (Smartbus). Generation 2 SBUS released in the same year.
HDL JV Ended & Generation 3 SBUS
HDL and Smarthome (then known as Smart-HDL) cancelled the joint venture and discontinued the SmartBUS product brand. In the same year, Smart Group G4 released Generation 3 SBUS with major advances in device intelligence, energy management, and third-party system integration.
Smart Electronics Industry — Dongguan
Firas Mazloum established a new factory and alliance — Smart Electronics Industry (Dongguan Shima) in China — to produce the Smart G4 Royal brand, expanding manufacturing capacity and strengthening the global supply chain.
Generation 4 SBUS
Generation 4 — the sBUS G4 platform — launched with 80+ products at launch, growing to 360+ products by 2016, with full KNX and BACnet compatibility and dedicated Hotel GRMS solutions.
TIS Brand Launched
TIS was created by Turath Mazloum as a second brand for the same SBUS technology — a fresh marketing identity built on the same proven open-protocol platform powering Smart G4.
360+ Product Ecosystem
Reached a milestone of over 360 products in the Smart G4 ecosystem, covering HVAC, lighting, energy metering, security, audio, access control, and more.
Generation 5 Testing
Commenced Generation 5 SBUS testing — the next evolution of the platform with advanced AI integration, enhanced energy intelligence, and expanded protocol bridges.
Sectors We Serve
Luxury Hotels & Resorts
Full GRMS deployments for 5-star properties — guest room control, energy management, housekeeping integration, and front-desk systems.
Commercial Buildings
End-to-end BMS for office towers, retail centres, and mixed-use developments with centralised monitoring and control.
Smart Cities
Large-scale infrastructure automation for public buildings, street lighting, utilities, and municipal facilities.
Hospitals & Healthcare
Precision environment control, energy efficiency, and patient comfort systems for healthcare facilities.
Stadiums & Arenas
High-capacity lighting, HVAC, and security automation for sports venues and entertainment complexes.
Residential Complexes
Smart home and multi-unit residential automation with centralised management and individual unit control.
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