Top 4 Smart Lighting Trends from Smart City Expo World Congress
IPWEA is an official event partner of the Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC) which is held in Barcelona each November. SCEWC is the...
Transforming City Operations at the Edge
From large metropolitan areas to rural towns, cities of all sizes face significant and diverse challenges in today’s world.
A recent 2024 survey conducted...
Will Street Lights Become the Location of Choice for Sensors?
By Sara El Feky, Karl Göransson, Walter Longwe and Graham Mawer
There are more than 300 million street lights in the world and they are...
Veka PP: A Lighting Solution to Make Pedestrian Crossings Safer
By Connected Light Solutions
Pedestrian crossings are a critical part of urban mobility, where traffic flow meets foot traffic. In Europe alone, 73% of road...
Mindil Beach Sunset Market: Shuffle poles integrate light, CCTV, loudspeakers and WIFI for an...
By Schreder
Mindil Beach Sunset Market, Darwin's largest market, is famous for its stunning sunsets over the Timor Sea. Since 1987, it has grown organically...
It’s not only the tech that makes cities smart
By David Jenkins
When most people think of smart cities they define them in terms of technology.
A quick internet search of definitions bears this out....
CU Phosco 5G Revolution in Cologne with Smart Pole in time for the 2024...
CU Phosco, a leading exterior lighting and telecommunications specialist, completed the successful installation of its Connected Urban smart pole - designed to provide increased 4G and...
The future of public transport
Public transport has been a key infrastructure sector since the days of the stage coach and horse drawn barges, but a combination of factors...
Focus Shifts to Decorative Lighting
Much of the Australian and New Zealand street lighting portfolio has been converted to LEDs. The focus is now shifting towards the more challenging...
Making decisions today for a better tomorrow: the role of smart lighting in urban...
By Schreder
As urbanisation accelerates, with over half of the world’s population now residing in urban areas and projections indicating that 68% will live in...