Telensa, Georgia Power, City of Harrisburg and Northeastern Group to Participate in Panel on Connected LED Streetlights at Smart Cities Connect

Pioneering vendor, city and utility representatives to deliver
deployment case studies and explore economic impact and Smart City
potential of connected LED streetlights

AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Telensa,
the global leader in connected street lighting and Smart City
applications, will host a panel discussion at this week’s Smart
Cities Connect, featuring case studies from a pioneering City and
Utility that have deployed connected LED Streetlights. Wayne S. Martin,
the City Engineer for City of Harrisburg, PA will be presenting
on how the entire city was converted to connected LED streetlighting,
and the impact it has had, and Scotty M. Hutto, Lighting Services
Manager at Georgia Power will be discussing the world’s largest
connected LED streetlight deployment.

The panel will be moderated by Jack Hanley, Telensa’s VP Sales
North America and will also feature Ben Gardner, President, Northeastern
Group which predicts that by 2026 95% of the North America’s
streetlights will be LED and 65% will be connected “smart” streetlights.
The session will also explore the market drivers for this
transformation, examine the business case for combining smart controls
with LED conversion and discuss examples from around the world of how
connected street-lighting is providing a simple low-cost platform for
Smart City applications.

“Connected LED Streetlights are being deployed rapidly around the world,
offering a Smart City Solution which is innovative but also deployment
proven at scale and supported by a comprehensive business case,” said
Jack Hanley, VP Sales North America for Telensa. “I’m delighted to have
the opportunity to share a stage with such a prestigious line-up of
industry pioneers.”

The panel, Connected LED streetlights – Economics and Smart City
Potential Explored through City and Utility Deployment Case Studies,
will take place at Tuesday June 27^th at 2:30pm.

About Telensa

Telensa makes wireless smart city control applications, including
PLANet, the world’s most widely deployed smart streetlight solution with
a global footprint of over one million lights across five continents.
Based on a compelling business case with proven scalability, Telensa’s
solutions also provide a low-cost platform to add multiple city-wide
sensor applications. Fundamental to Telensa’s success is its Low Power
Wide Area (LPWA) Ultra Narrow Band (UNB) radio system, which has the
unique combination of low cost, long range, long battery life and 2-way
communication for massive numbers of devices.

Contacts

For further information
Temono for Telensa
Ed Howson
[email protected]
+44(0)2070898894
+44(0)7740173051