An independent study conducted by Guidehouse Insights (previously known as Navigant Research) evaluates the global market for smart street lighting to be worth $992 million in 2020. Moreover, the same study estimates that annual revenue is likely to grow to over $8.3 billion by 2029, which points towards an upward trend in the industry. It would appear that, even though the new coronavirus has had a major negative impact on the global economy, the smart street lighting field has not suffered quite as much and is expected to continue growing.

Flashnet, one of the companies to make the top 5 list of smart street lighting vendors, has been remarked for its strategy and execution, which have built a solid foundation for business growth and long-term success. Whether it is hardware, software or communication, Flashnet has a strong portfolio of smart lighting product solutions that cover all market needs. One of the first companies in the world to release a low power wide area network (LoRaWAN), NB-IoT, LTE-M and Sigfox compatible smart lighting solution, the company has also developed Wi-SUN connectivity for their products through a partnership with Cisco.

Source: Guidehouse Insights

The smart lighting market proposes increasingly more products that allow a lighting system to act as a platform for smart city applications. The Guidehouse report found that Flashnet is one of the leaders in product integration. The company offers add-on smart city applications such as security infrastructure, environmental sensors, and EV charging stations. Additionally, Flashnet products have been integrated with major smart city platforms from companies such as Cisco (Kinetic, Jasper), Ericsson (IoT Accelerator), or Deutsche Telekom (Cloud of Things). Due to these integration benefits, more than half of Flashnet’s customers have added other applications beyond lighting over the past 18 months.

“FLASHNET has reported significant traction with various cities and existing customers using smart street lighting as a platform for smart city applications.”

While over 90% of smart streetlights are currently connected via non-cellular communication, cellular networks are gaining traction and are expected to grow steadily during the next five years. The emergence of 5G accelerates the uptake of low power cellular networks such as NB-IoT or LTE-M which is why Flashnet has developed inteliLIGHT® NB-ioT/LTE-M compatible system components.

The Guidehouse study also emphasises Flasnet’s merit in being innovative and staying up to date in the intelligent public lighting market. In the second quarter of this year, FLASHNET will be releasing their third generation inteliLIGHT CMS software, which will bring several improved features. Higher levels of scalability, machine learning and AI, improved asset management (to include both connected and non-connected streetlights), maintenance and workflow optimization,and TALQ2 compatibility are just some of these upgraded features. The new CMS 3 is part of ENGIE Livin’, a software suite designed for city infrastructure operators.

Guidehouse Insights is a market intelligence team that provides emerging technology research, data, and benchmarking services for today’s rapidly changing and highly regulated industries. Emerging technology markets are inherently rife with uncertainty and risk. Guidehouse Insights provides its clients with market intelligence designed to clarify investment and expansion opportunities for industry participants. (guidehouseinsights.com)

inteliLIGHT® is a smart street lighting control solution that offers detailed lamp-level management capabilities (ON/OFF, dimming, real-time reporting) over multiple IoT communication technologies. In-depth grid awareness is obtained through accurate utility-grade readings of any changes occurring along the grid, reducing energy loss and offering advanced maintenance optimization tools. Furthermore, inteliLIGHT® is integrated with Smart City management platforms and offers support for further Smart City development. (www.inteliLIGHT.eu)

FLASHNET is a fast-paced tech company that integrates the latest IT, energy and telecommunications technologies into hardware and software solutions, creating and implementing intelligent systems for smarter cities and better infrastructure. Founded in 2005, FLASHNET is a leader in intelligent utility management systems, with worldwide operations. (www.flashnet.ro)

A global energy and services group, focused on three core activities: low-carbon power generation, mainly based on natural gas and renewable energy, global networks and customer solutions. In 2018, ENGIE announced the acquisition of 60% of Flashnet, a Romanian Internet of Things (IoT) company. Thanks to its solutions, many cities, both large and small, already enjoy all the benefits of smart public lighting networks. Learn more on www.engie.com.