Philips Lighting and American Tower Corporation Form Alliance to Accelerate Smart City Transformation in The U.S.
September 11 2017 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
- Alliance will co-develop a
high-performance smart pole1 delivering wireless network coverage
with wirelessly controlled LED street lighting
- Designed to meet capacity and coverage
needs of multiple Wireless Carriers in a single pole, the smart
pole will enable a wide range of evolving smart city applications
that harness the potential of the Internet of Things
- The combined LED lighting and wireless
infrastructure technology will be on display at Mobile World
Congress Americas, September 12-14 in San Francisco
American Tower Corporation (NYSE: AMT), a global leader in
wireless infrastructure and Philips Lighting (Euronext Amsterdam
ticker: LIGHT), the global leader in lighting, today announced an
alliance to accelerate the digital transformation of urban spaces
and the adoption of smart city services in the United States. The
companies are developing a collocation ready, 4G/5G enabled LED
smart light pole for use in roadways, streets and parking lots that
will improve wireless broadband access in dense urban areas while
also providing quality energy-efficient connected LED lighting.
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“As the demand for wireless broadband continues to grow in urban
centers, Wireless Carriers need a repeatable, scalable way to
densify networks fast,” said Steven Marshall, President U.S. Tower,
a division of American Tower Corporation. “Our alliance with
Philips Lighting brings Wireless Carriers access to premium
pre-approved sites, with a smart pole that aesthetically blends
into urban locations, delivering wireless broadband hidden in plain
sight.”
According to Strategies Unlimited 2, less than 1% of the more
than 44 million light poles on US streets and roadways, are
connected. The new smart pole is designed to take advantage of a
city’s existing real estate and collocate services from multiple
Wireless Carriers in a single pole. Cities are increasingly
adopting smart city technology to improve the safety and quality of
life for citizens and businesses. Smart poles are designed to help
them deliver new and future digital applications including enhanced
emergency services, acoustic sensing, air quality monitoring and
autonomous vehicle navigation, to name a few.
“Lighting is an essential part of the urban landscape and one of
the most valuable assets to help accelerate cities’ digital
transformation,” said Olivia Qiu, Chief Innovation Officer at
Philips Lighting. “Combining Philips Lighting’s energy-efficient
and connected LED street lighting with American Tower’s shared
infrastructure expertise will help speed up a city’s ability to
deploy new technologies that improve public safety and civic
services. Our alliance with the largest provider of wireless
infrastructure in the U.S. will support the growth of our street
lighting business in this important market.”
The design of the new smart pole will incorporate a wide range
of technological capabilities into a sleek form factor that
effortlessly blends into a variety of different cityscapes.
Equipped with a state of the art, fully integrated antenna, the new
smart pole will collocate multiple Wireless Carriers in a single
structure and can accommodate a variety of radio configurations
from various major OEMs. Multiple Wireless Carriers can easily
install radio equipment including 4G and 5G small cell radio
equipment with the plug-n-play design, all without adding urban
clutter, changing the city landscape, or affecting the aesthetics
of a neighborhood. Additionally, the lighting on each smart pole
can be monitored and managed remotely to optimize energy savings
and reduce maintenance costs using the Philips CityTouch connected
street lighting management system.
A demonstration of the combined lighting and wireless
infrastructure technology will be on display at the 2017 Mobile
World Congress Americas, September 12–14, in San Francisco’s
Moscone Center, in Hall North, stand N. 108.
Notes to editors
1Smart Pole: A smart pole combines a mini cell tower with
built in telecommunication equipment, antennas and radios with a
connected street light, which may also be equipped with sensors.
The pole visibly looks like a street light pole.
2 “The Connected Outdoor Lighting: Market Analysis and
Forecast” report by Strategies Unlimited, published 2015.
About American Tower
American Tower, one of the largest global REITs, is a leading
independent owner, operator and developer of multitenant
communications real estate with a portfolio of approximately
148,000 communications sites. For more information about American
Tower, please visit www.americantower.com.
About Philips Lighting
Philips Lighting (Euronext Amsterdam ticker: LIGHT), a global
leader in lighting products, systems and services, delivers
innovations that unlock business value, providing rich user
experiences that help improve lives. Serving professional and
consumer markets, we lead the industry in leveraging the Internet
of Things to transform homes, buildings and urban spaces. With 2016
sales of EUR 7.1 billion, we have approximately 34,000 employees in
over 70 countries. News from Philips Lighting is located at the
Newsroom, Twitter and LinkedIn. Information for investors can be
found on the Investor Relations page.
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American TowerMatthew Peterson,
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551-227-6790Matt.marcus@philips.comorPhilips LightingNeil Pattie,
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