InteliLIGHT's LTE connection to improve smart streetlights
Intelligent energy management systems provider Flashnet has developed the world’s first Narrowband IoT (NB‑IoT) connected smart street lighting control system. By integrating u‑blox' SARA-N2 series of NB‑IoT modules with its existing inteliLIGHT remote management solution, the Romanian start-up was able to create a new suite of controllers. The controllers are capable of remotely dimming LED lights and, as part of the LTE family of standards, offer carrier-grade reliability and security, according to the company.

Smart street lighting system gets LTE connection Technology News | August 31, 2017 By eeNews Europe



With hundreds of existing projects deployed worldwide, InteliLIGHT is a proven concept employing a range of communication protocols. Having identified NB‑IoT as strategically important, Flashnet chose to partner with u‑blox on the development of its FRE‑220‑NB range of NB‑IoT compatible luminaire controllers.

The new family of controllers can be embedded into most luminaire designs and enables the individual remote control (on/off, dimming) of LED street lights with electronic ballasts up to 400W. The smart control offered extends to monitoring a wide range of electrical parameters, the ability for Over The Air (OTA) updates and support for autonomous operation.

The NB‑IoT protocol targets IoT applications that have low bandwidth requirements, as such it is ideal for smart lighting. As part of the LTE family of standards, NB‑IoT can be supported within existing LTE infrastructure, offering carrier-grade reliability and security, as well as excellent penetration and stability.

“The connected street lighting industry already uses a wide range of communication protocols,” commented Lorand Mozes, CEO at Flashnet. “We believe the industry is ready to adopt NB‑IoT and thanks to our work with u-blox we are the first supplier able to offer a robust and fully featured product line-up. By selecting the SARA‑N2 modules from u‑blox we have been able to bring our FRE‑220NB range of NB‑IoT connected luminaires to market in a very short period of time, to complement our existing range and offer our customers even greater choice.”

Current Flashnet pilot projects are underway worldwide to prove the reliability of NB-IoT technology with plans to turn them into large scale street lighting control implementations. Considering the market potential and the evolution of connected street lighting, Flashnet is expecting to sell a few hundred thousand controllers within 3-5 years.

More info about Intelilight – https://intelilight.eu

Flashnet – www.flashnet.ro

u-blox – www.u-blox.com

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