Los Angeles is set to receive 110,000 connected LED street lights courtesy Philips. The lights will be installed using plug-and-play CityTouch technology, which is exceedingly easy to install and allows for the city's lights to be monitored and controlled online.
While CityTouch has already been installed in many cities around the world, Los Angeles will be the first place in which CityTouch directly connects to each individual street lighting via a special node that uses a mobile chip embedded into each light to turn existing LED fixtures into connected ones.
This project marks Philips out as the world leader in the advancement of city lighting, seeing as how its CityTouch technology has already been in place in more than 30 countries around the world.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Connected LED Street Lights
- Opportunity for smart city solutions companies to develop innovative monitoring and control systems for connected LED street lights.
- Citytouch Technology
- Potential for companies to create plug-and-play technologies that enable easy installation and management of connected street lights.
- Advancement of City Lighting
- Disruptive innovation potential for companies to develop cutting-edge city lighting solutions that integrate smart technologies and connectivity.
Where This Applies
- Smart City Solutions
- Opportunity for companies that specialize in smart city solutions to provide monitoring and control systems for connected LED street lights.
- Technology Installation and Management
- Potential for companies to offer plug-and-play technologies and services for easy installation and remote management of connected street lights.
- City Lighting Solutions
- Disruptive innovation opportunity for companies to develop advanced city lighting solutions that incorporate smart technologies and connectivity.
