Located on the slope of the Murge plateau, Grottaglie is marked by the presence of ravines and caves, with a historical center dug directly into the tufo (the rock made of volcanic ash). The city has around 33.000 inhabitants, covering 102 square km. With a history rooted in the Paleolithic, you can still see in Grottaglie buildings dating back to the 13-th century and narrow streets, olive trees and Mediterranean vegetation are characteristics of this small city in the Salento peninsula.

Grottaglie decided that the city needs a modern solution for the street lighting management system, to improve energy efficiency and to reduce operational costs. In the meantime, the historical architecture needed to be preserved, so the technology had to be integrated with existing architecture and infrastructure.

Considering the local situation, Flashnet’s engineers proposed a mix of LoRaWAN™ / GSM implementation, using 1NCE connectivity. 1NCE enables IoT applications and services to access GSM connectivity for ten years on a buy-once flat fee.

The inteliLIGHT LoRaWAN™ compatible IoT communication infrastructure was chosen due to its capability to reliably connect sensors and actuators over long distances, using low-bitrate public radio frequencies. With its unique penetration capability, a LoRaWAN™ gateway deployed on a building or tower can connect thousands of devices over distances up to 15 kilometers. The technology also offers unique benefits in terms of bi-directionality, security, mobility and accurate localization. The very fast deployment, the possibility to choose between a private or public network architecture and the low operation costs encouraged the adoption of this solution.