Smart utility networks and smart cities have many common communications requirements and can be supported by the same networking architecture.
Smart cities can leverage the existing wireless communications infrastructure provided by Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) or street lighting networks to enable other applications, such as smart traffic signals, public transit signs, parking spaces, electric vehicle charging stations and more.
Mesh Networks are designed to be flexible and enable highly reliable connectivity, even in the most challenging environments.
IoT Analytics estimates that the connected streetlights market will surpass US$3.6 billion in 2023, and will grow with a CAGR of 21%.
In a recent report IoT Analytics identified Miami as the world’s number one city for connected streetlights, with nearly 500,000 units of connected streetlights deployed by Itron and Florida Power & Light , supported by Wi-SUN technology.
Paris is number two with 280,000 connected streetlights retrofitted by Itron across the city with a Wi-SUN mesh network.
