Local governments face a familiar challenge of needing to balance tight budgets and rate pressures, with rising community expectations for reliable infrastructure and rapid service delivery. In response, forward-thinking councils are turning to smart city technologies to optimise public assets,...
What Local Governments Need to Know and What They Can Do About It What Is ALAN? Artificial Light at Night (ALAN) refers to any human-generated lighting that persists after sunset and disrupts the natural dark cycle of the environment. While the concept may sound straightforward, its scope...
By Adele Finch, Chair of the Australian Public Lighting DNSP Community of Practice There are about 2.5 million street lights in Australia and almost 90% of these are managed by electricity distributors (called Distribution Network Service Providers or DNSPs in the industry). Public lighting...
As Australian councils embrace the promise of smart cities, integrating sensors, Internet of Things devices, and digital systems into transport, water, energy, and public services, the continued threat from cyber-attacks remains. While these technologies can improve efficiency and service...
Cable theft is emerging as a critical threat to public lighting networks worldwide and is being driven by record copper prices. This crime is darkening streets for weeks at a time, eroding public safety and draining maintenance budgets, while forcing cities to rethink how they design, power and...
Lighting at pedestrian crossings is a cornerstone of community safety. Properly designed illumination ensures pedestrians are clearly visible to drivers, enhances driver awareness of crossing points, and improves the overall sense of safety for people walking or living nearby. Across Australia...
From music festivals to sporting finals, mass participation events are an economic and cultural lifeline for cities. But in an increasingly digital world, they also place enormous strain on public infrastructure – particularly mobile networks. As public spaces fill with eventgoers capturing...
The global energy transition to renewables has been anything but smooth sailing. As cities around the world grapple with surging electricity demand, growing infrastructure costs, and declining grid reliability, it’s looking like the future for street lighting will need to be off-grid. Global...
Australia is entering a pivotal era in its infrastructure modernisation and connected streetlighting sits at the heart of this transformation. As cities, utilities, and councils look for smarter, more sustainable ways to manage public lighting and energy use, Itron is proud to reaffirm our...
Australia’s first new city to be built in 100 years, Bradfield City sits on the doorstep of the new Western Sydney International Airport (WSI), in the heart of the 11,200 hectare Western Sydney Aerotropolis. Bradfield’s public and digital infrastructure, including lighting, is set to be amongst...
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