Greentech Lead America: Silver Spring Networks, a provider of networking platform and solutions for smart energy networks, has partnered with LED Roadway Lighting, a designer and manufacturer of LED-based street and area lighting fixtures and control systems, to deliver intelligent streetlight solution.
The collaboration will integrate Silver Spring’s IPv6 network platform into new LED Roadway Lighting NXT module to deliver the industry’s first networked, field swappable intelligent streetlight solution, the company said.
Silver Spring’s high-performance IPv6-based network establishes a communications foundation for a city’s assets regardless of distribution topology. Silver Spring is expanding the functionality of its smart infrastructure platform to support Smart City solutions such as intelligent street lighting, traffic signal control, and electric vehicle charging, among others
The LED lighting solution will allow highway and municipal streetlight operators to improve energy efficiency, better manage and control streetlight networks, extend the lifespan of streetlights deployed in the field, and easily upgrade existing streetlight networks.
The new Silver Spring and LED Roadway Lighting solution is expected to deliver up to 65 percent in energy savings over traditional high-pressure sodium streetlights due to advanced LED technology and controlled dimming capabilities.
The new solution is also designed to help operators reduce maintenance costs by up to 90 percent because of automatic streetlight failure notification and extended deployment lifespans.
The energy efficient street light system also eliminates waste, improves ROI, and delivers improved lighting services for our communities, said Chuck Cartmill, CEO of LED Roadway Lighting. “Moreover, it enables public lighting to become an integrated part of the smart grids and smarter city infrastructure which Silver Spring is leading globally.”