LIGHTING THE WAY TO SMART CITIES WITH IOT TECHNOLOGY
Smart cities are currently revolutionizing urban development through ICT and IoT, enhancing city efficiency. IMT Solutions, a leading IT outsourcing services provider, is at the forefront of this movement, starting with street lighting powered by IoT technology.
SMART STREET LIGHTING – IOT TECHNOLOGY BACKBONE FOR SMART CITIES
Challenges of Traditional Street Lighting
There are approximately 300 million streetlights worldwide, accounting for a significant percentage of total energy consumption. Most of these streetlights employed outdated technology and unclean energy sources, further contributing to climate change. Despite the aforementioned operational costs, street lighting still needs to be utilized in many areas. Streetlights often remain on when not needed and are lacking in high-demand areas, leading to wasted resources. Additionally, conventional street light systems face challenges in maintenance and limited management capacity. Properly managing these issues will lead to more effective energy use and lighting distribution.
The Future of Smart Street Lighting
Smart street lighting solutions are systems that incorporate IoT technology, providing complete control over the lighting networks. A smart streetlight includes technologies such as sensors and cameras to provide real-time monitoring capabilities. With such technology, the solution alters the lighting and collects data to analyze different variables such as weather, traffic, and more. This innovative approach offered many benefits to cities in their intelligence transformation journey:
- Reduced energy usage and operational efficiency: With integrated IoT technology, automated regulation of light levels subsequently lowers the energy used. Moreover, with maintenance planned and thoroughly monitored, municipalities may considerably optimize their operational expenses.
- Environmental benefits: Reduced energy consumption directly translates into lower carbon emissions, contributing to a more sustainable environment.
- Data collection and analytics: Each streetlight, when equipped with proficient gadgets, has the capacity to collect data. Statistics on transportation, weather, or particular factors can be analyzed to assist with urban planning and city service improvements.
- Scalability and flexibility: Thanks to IoT technology, the intelligent lighting system can connect up to hundreds of thousands of devices. Thereby, municipalities can scale the system according to the size of the metropolitan area.
MAKING SMART CITIES SMARTER WITH CONNECTED STREETLIGHTS AND IOT TECHNOLOGY
Client background
Our client is a cutting-edge global technology startup committed to delivering intelligent street lighting solutions. This company aspires to improve urban life by incorporating intelligent lighting solutions that contribute to smarter, more sustainable cities. Their revolutionary strategy aims to improve energy efficiency, lower operational costs, and improve urban life quality by integrating forefront IoT technologies.
Recognizing the complexities of establishing a scalable IoT solution and the importance of risk minimization, the client chose expert IT outsourcing services provided by IMT Solutions. By working with our professional team, clients could benefit from our technological expertise, cost-effective solutions, and efficient project management. This collaboration allowed them to concentrate on their core skills while ensuring the smooth implementation of their system.
Their objectives when partnering with IMT Solutions
- Build a complex IoT-based control system for electronic light devices.
- Ensure the system can scale to support hundreds of thousands of devices.
- Integrate data analytics capabilities for reporting and predicting power consumption and lamp issues.
Our role
To achieve these objectives, our company provided an Offshore Development Center (ODC) with four skilled engineers. We utilized a robust technology stack, including C#, Java, Spring, Hibernate (JPA), MySQL, Rabbit MQ, Google Map API, Socket, and the Modbus protocol for device communication. These technologies were fundamental in creating a comprehensive IoT solution specific to the client’s requirements.
Development process
Our team worked closely with the client throughout the process. We began by developing a comprehensive list of criteria and contributing to the design of the system architecture. The critical stages of the development process included:
1. Requirement Gathering and System Design:
- Conducting detailed discussions with the client to understand their specific needs.
- Designing a scalable system architecture to support extensive IoT technology integration.
2. Technology Research and Selection:
- Researching and selecting suitable technologies to meet the project’s requirements.
- Ensuring the chosen technologies could support scalability, secure communication, and advanced analytics.
3. Implementation and Testing:
- Developing the system using the selected technology stack.
- Conducting rigorous testing to ensure reliability and performance.
4. Deployment and Demonstration:
- Successfully established and demonstrated the IoT technology-driven system in various countries, including Africa, China, Indonesia, and Russia.
Key outcomes
The project resulted in a robust and scalable intelligent street lighting system with the following functionalities, all powered by IoT technology:
- Remote Control: Ability to turn on/off the lighting system with a single IoT device.
- Automated light dimming: Capability to dim the lights as needed, resulting in energy savings and lower operating expenses.
- Secure Communication: Secure communication within city networks, even over large-scale street lighting networks.
- Device Control: Control virtually any device connected to the electricity grid, including weather sensors, pollution sensors, traffic volume sensors, light sensors, and more.
- Data Collection and Advanced Analytics: Offering advanced analytic tools, failure reporting, customizable maintenance planning, and predictive power consumption analytics.
- Maintenance and Recovery: Automatic daily backups and recovery procedures to ensure system reliability and data integrity.
WHY CHOOSE US FOR IT OUTSOURCING SERVICES WITH IOT TECHNOLOGY?
Outsourcing IT provides specialized expertise and technology access at lower costs compared to internal development. It enables businesses to concentrate on core business activities while providing efficient and scalable IT solutions. Learn how IT outsourcing service reduces manual invoice processing errors.
Choosing the right partner for your IT outsourcing demands is vital to the success of your projects. IMT Solutions stands out because of our track record of developing complex and scalable IoT solutions, as well as projects including other cutting-edge technologies. For each project, we provide personalized solutions to guarantee that they are specifically tailored to your company’s needs. Contact us now to discuss how we can help you achieve your goal.
