Flashnet

Flashnet develops and implements, among other things, intelligent systems for smart cities and better infrastructures. The inteliLIGHT® solution is an application for intelligent street lighting where the user is informed in real time of every change to the power grid.

Thanks to the 1NCE IoT Lifetime Flat, the systems of the inteliLIGHT® solution can be supplied directly with connectivity. This enables the testing and setting up of pilots in no time at all. Like this, Flashnet offers real-time street lighting control systems and supports the development of smarter cities.

Background

Flashnet is a fast paced tech company that integrates the latest IT, energy and telecommunications technologies into hardware and software solutions, creating and implementing intelligent systems for smarter cities and better infrastructure.   The company’s smart street lighting management solution inteliLIGHT® provides an accurate real-time feedback of any change occurring along the grid, reduces energy loss and offers advanced maintenance optimization tools through in-depth grid management.

Challenge

In comprehensive smart city projects Flashnet usually deploys its own Radio networks or uses existing networks to connect the streetlights to the inteliLIGHT® management solution. Especially with smaller installations or proof of concepts, however, the complexity and the costs for setting up separate communication networks are often too high.

1NCE Solution

In these cases, the one-time-purchase pricing model of the 1NCE IoT Lifetime Flat offers the ideal connectivity solution to set up new testing environments. Thanks to the plug and play logic of the 1NCE SIM Cards, connectivity can directly be integrated into the controllers and thereby make testing and setting up pilots very simple.   In addition, the 1NCE multi-bearer technology ensures that the right wireless standards are supported for all conceivable connectivity requirements.

"Street lighting often proves to be a powerful enabler for broader smart city platforms, thanks to its reach and impact. With inteliLIGHT, we help municipalities at every stage – from spinning up pilots cost-effectively with 1NCE’s plug-and-play, multi-bearer connectivity, to scaling to large deployments with tens of thousands of devices, like the Washington D.C. project. By combining 1NCE software and connectivity with Flashnet’s smart street lighting control, we enable real-time dimming and optimization that directly drives energy consumption down by up to 50%. We deliver real-time grid feedback and upgradeable devices from day one.

Urban IoT is shifting from isolated projects to city-wide platforms. To make this transition sustainable, cities need upgradeable devices, open APIs and strong security. A unified control layer then allows them to stay flexible, avoid lock-in, switch networks as conditions change and share data across applications without costly re-engineering."

Alexandru Buzatu, Chief Commercial Officer