The technology enables telecom operators to improve mobile network performance, and reduces the number of mobile telephone masts on a city’s skyline.
Mobile operators working with Ericsson will be able to rent space in the lighting columns.
Frans van Houten, president and CEO of Philips, said the technology offers cities a more energy efficient and safer urban area. He said: ‘This new connected LED streetlighting model is another example of us bringing the Internet of Things to life, and demonstrates the capabilities of light beyond illumination.’
