A joint venture formed by Ferrovial and Endesa X has selected Telefónica Tech to implement digitalisation of public lighting in Santiago de Compostela in Spain’s northwest Galicia region.

Telefónica Tech will implement an intelligent lighting solution to allow Ferrovial and Endesa X to remotely manage LED luminaires and achieve energy savings.

The company is deploying more than 10,000 nodes with NB-IoT connectivity, designed and manufactured by Tellink. These will be installed on the different streetlights in the municipality to monitor their operation, report possible failures in real time. Data collected will be sent to a software platform for analysis and management.

Santiago de Compostela’s new smart LED lighting system will remote switching on and off of each streetlight individually, modifying the levels of light intensity during the night or adapting the lighting levels of each area for the celebration of special events.

Alfredo Serret, global director of IoT at Telefónica Tech, said: “Our solution for remote management of luminaires provides intelligence to public lighting to provide significant efficiencies, in addition to those of LED technology, and contribute to the sustainability of cities. In short, it means evolving the traditional concept of the city towards the Smart City, where the elements are connected, sharing information to offer a better service to citizens”.

Dionisio Martínez, CEO of Tellink, said: “Tellink is proud to provide our knowledge and expertise in the design and manufacture of the remote management nodes that will allow us to offer the inhabitants and visitors of Santiago de Compostela the right amount of outdoor lighting where and when they need it.”