The connectivity grid of the future

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Brightsite – innovative infrastructure solution for city livability and connectivity

Take your city to the next level of connectivity

 

Do you see the surging need of network densification in and around cities? Do you want to overcome this complexity by transforming existing outdoor lighting fixture into a connectivity grid? Look around you — streetlighting is everywhere. And in your outdoor lighting infrastructure you have a ready-built foundation for city-wide connectivity. Think of your streetlights as nodes on a network. Until now, connecting them to smart pole fixtures was possible but time consuming; you needed to dig up the road and lay costly fiber. But those days are over.

BrightSites by Signify is an end-to-end, wireless, and scalable solution that's both affordable and sustainable. Say goodbye to disrupting your city scape and accelerate the digital transformation.
The future has arrived.

Explore the possibilities

 

Imagine the city where WI-FI and 4G/5G coverage is available and seamless wherever you go. Where there‘s not a single coverage blackspot. Now, via our end-to-end solution, cities can become, connected to form a high-bandwidth wireless network. A network interspersed with smart poles and digital kiosks enabled by luminaries with Gbit technology is capable of densifying communication networks and hosting digital equipment, sensors and cameras.

Benefits

Light

Light is everywhere

Your lighting infrastructure spans the length and breadth of your city. It's the foundation of your smart city ecosystem.
Connection

Broadband connectivity

Everyone gets ubiquitous high speed connectivity anywhere. BrightSites by Signify provides the backbone for 4G/5G connectivity.
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Get set up quickly

Fast, wireless connection means there's no need to dig up roads and sidewalks. Almost an instant set-up.
Energy saving

Low-cost and green

By leveraging the current urban infrastructure, our solution improves energy efficiency and reduces costs.

Solution

 

BrightSites by Signify can make an incredible difference to a city. Our end-to-end solution can be integrated simply and seamlessly into the urban environment without creating visual clutter. People benefit from faster, better, more available mobile access to their digital worlds today, and even more capabilities in the future.

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      Smart Poles

       

      Our smart poles are an industry leading all-in-one concealment solution providing broadband connectivity, a 4G/5G and Wi-Fi infrastructure, as well as a platform for number of IoT applications. And all this, while maintaining the aesthetics of the urban environment.

       

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      Digital Smart Hubs

       

      Our digital smart hubs are free-standing digital kiosks that form the heart of the connectivity grid in the city. They feature edge computing, baseband capacity, fiber injection node, digital display screens and a user interface for interactive services. Additionally, they provide a platform to host multiple services and applications required for digital needs of a city.

       

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      Broadband Luminaires

       

      Our Broadband Luminaires enable the creation of virtual fiber backhaul. This solution allows a faster time to market of broadband applications such as 5G Small Cells, IoT applications, Fixed Wireless Access and much more. Further, it provides scalability to serve the connectivity demand as needed in an aesthetic manner.

       

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    Customer Success Stories

    • Signify & Vantage Towers deliver Neutral Host Infrastructure


      Signify has utilized Cartagena's lighting infrastructure for wireless broadband, supporting its smart city initiatives with cameras, sensors, Public Wi-Fi and 5G. It advances the implementation of Cartagena’s smart city plan.

       

      To find out more, read the full story here

      Neutral Host Infrastructure Cartagena

    • Largest skate park in Coachella Valley offers high speed Wi-Fi


      The X Park in La Quinta has integrated Signify BrightSites into its outdoor lighting infrastructure. This solution offers fiber-like connectivity, making it possible to host sporting events with live streaming. This innovative approach sets the foundation for future projects, benefitting the community and supporting tourism.

       

      To find out more, read the full story here

      Largest skate park in Coachella Valley with high speed Wi-Fi

    • Signify brings Broadband Connectivity to Chatou, France


      Chatou has installed Signify’s BrightSites and Interact City solution. This infrastructure enables a high-speed data network for Public Wi-Fi and Digital Screens.

       

      Chatou is setting a new standard for urban renewal and community development.

       

      To find out more, read the full story here

      Broadband connectivity in Chatou

    • Plugging the next-generation IoT into a data-driven city in Spain


      Signify is revolutionizing the future of cities with its BrightSites solution, delivering wireless broadband connectivity with street lighting and speeding up the realization of smart city initiatives in the City of Cartagena. This not only enhances the City's overall quality of life, but also generates recurring revenue streams through the lighting infrastructure.

       

      To find out more, read the full story here

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    • The Virginia Smart Community Testbed in the US Launches first Broadband Connectivity Project with Signify

       

      Signify is part of the Virginia Smart Community Testbed in the US with its BrightSites Broadband Luminaire solution. The BrightSites solution enables cities to build a foundation for sustainable and digital smart cities through streetlight networks.

       

      To find out more, read the full story here, and read the press release from Stafford Country here

      The Virginia Smart Community Testbed in US Launches the first Broadband Connectivity Project with Signify

    • Signify and Edzcom deliver wireless connectivity through existing streetlight infrastructure in City of Tampere


      Signify installed its BrightSites solution in the City of Tampere in Finland, together with Edzcom. BrightSites uses the City’s streetlights network to deliver city-wide connectivity. It allows the city to create the most sustainable society using the power of technology.

       

      To find out more, read the full story here, and read the press release from Signify here 

      Signify and Edzcom deliver wireless connectivity through existing streetlight infrastructure in City of Tampere
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    • Creating a smart city with streetlight data networks in the City of Mesa, Arizona


      The City of Mesa Arizona worked with Signify to transform the existing streetlight network into a platform for broadband connectivity, as part of their smart city project. The solution helps the city to bridge the digital divide and future-proof the city. Ultimately, it creates a more engaged city for the citizens.

       

      To find out more, read the full story here

      Signify and Edzcom deliver wireless connectivity through existing streetlight infrastructure in City of Tampere

    • The 5G Hub deploys 5G technology through lighting in Eindhoven, the Netherlands


      Signify and the 5G Hub built a 5G network using the innovative BrightSites solution in the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven. This initiative explores various use cases, including 5G small cells, showcasing the commercial use in dense urban areas.

       

      To find out more, read the full story here

      Signify and Edzcom deliver wireless connectivity through existing streetlight infrastructure in City of Tampere

    • Aesthetic BrightSites solution in dense urban area to maintain city landscape


      In Westminster, the heart of London, the BrightSites solution shows how new technology using the light infrastructure can provide broadband connectivity without the need to trench fiber and at the same time maintain the aesthetics of the city.

       

      To find out more, read the full story here

      Signify and Edzcom deliver wireless connectivity through existing streetlight infrastructure in City of Tampere

    • The City of Tilburg in the Netherlands deploys the BrightSites solution to cater for its IoT demands


      Tilburg and Signify worked together to create a data platform using wireless technology using lighting fixtures. The flexible, cost-effective, and aesthetic solution established a platform for various IoT use cases.

       

      To find out more, read the full story here

      Signify and Edzcom deliver wireless connectivity through existing streetlight infrastructure in City of Tampere

    • Signify brings wireless broadband connectivity through smart street lighting to Eichenzell, Germany


      Signify’s BrightSites solution supports Eichenzell's smart city vision and opens numerous opportunities for a progressive and digital urban infrastructure by building a platform for wireless broadband connectivity.

       

      To find out more, read the full story here, and read the press release from Signify here

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    • Large-scale project in China tackles emissions and brings digital transformation


      Signify has delivered a sustainable street lighting solution in Huanggang, incorporating real-time monitoring and management, LED displays, cameras, sensors, and Wi-Fi to help transform the city into a smart city benchmark for sustainable development in China.

       

      To find out more, read the full story here, and read the press release from Signify here

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    • Signify delivers Broadband Connectivity to the City of Raleigh


      Signify has utilized Raleigh’s streetlights to provide wireless broadband connectivity, supporting its smart city initiatives with public Wi-Fi and Signify’s Multisensor, creating a brighter and more efficient future for the city and its citizens.

       

      To find out more, read the full story here

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    • Signify delivers broadband connectivity to Cardiff, UK


      Signify BrightSites provided high-speed connectivity leveraging existing streetlights in Cardiff’s city center. Free public Wi-Fi and a private 5G network will greatly improve connectivity and boost local economy in a densely populated area.

       

      To find out more, read the full story here

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    • Smart luminaires at the harbor of Kirkonranta, Finland


      Signify BrightSites transforms standard street lighting into a scalable broadband platform. The plug and play solution avoids fiber trenching and stands out for its simplicity and speed of implementation.

       

      To find out more, read the full story here

       

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    Strategic Partnerships

    • Signify and Cornerstone to deploy city-wide multi-operator wireless network through street lighting

       

      Signify has partnered with Cornerstone, the UK’s leading mobile infrastructure services company, and Dense Air, a leading neutral host platform-as-a-service provider, to transform street lighting infrastructure into a platform of scalable multi-operator connectivity.

      To find out more, read the press release here

       

      Cornerstone partners with Signify

    • International cooperation with one of Europe’s leading tower companies Vantage Towers

       

      Signify and Vantage Towers have agreed to create a joint business proposition for converting outdoor lighting as a wireless communication and citizen service platform across Europe.

       

      To learn more, read the news release from Vantage Towers here

       

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    • Strategic partnership with global communication infra provider BAI Communications


      Signify and BAI Communications have announced a partnership to undertake the digital transformation of the lighting grid into a platform for broadband connectivity. This collaboration will accelerate the implementation of 5G networks and smart city projects across multiple territories.

       

      To find out more, read the news release from BAI Communications here

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    Creating a brighter future together

     

    BrightSites by Signify is equipped with the Interact City software, meaning you can manage all of your lighting assets and monitor energy use from one single dashboard. Read more about the Interact City offering, and how connecting your lighting can help you achieve your sustainability goals.

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    How do you make your city smarter and more livable?

     

    Interact City connected LED lighting system and management software provides you with a robust infrastructure to improve city services, enhance citizen safety, beautify public spaces, engage with citizens and encourage civic pride.

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    Flipping the green switch on the EU and US Green Deals

     

    Signify, the world leader in lighting, has created the Green Switch program to support the EU's Green Deal and the US' America Is All In initiative. LED and connected lighting offer two of the simplest and most often overlooked paths to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Not only that, but IoT capabilities built on top of the connected lighting infrastructure can help make the smart future a reality today, spurring job creation and driving prosperity.

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