This week, one of Ireland and Europe’s largest telecommunications infrastructure companies announced a new collaboration with a lighting firm to massively expand wireless communications in outdoor spaces - through the use of street lights.
On December 20, Vantage Towers and Signify agreed to convert outdoor lighting in all eight Vantage Towers’ controlled entities across Europe, using Signify’s smart poles and IoT-connected lighting system to turn regular street lights into beacons of the future. The project begins with a three-month pilot project in Spain, expected to start in early 2022.
Not only will this provide park goers and walkers with the essential modern combination of light and data; it will also enable the development of neural host networks in both urban and rural environments, helping to combat the growing demands for connectivity across the world.
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