Imagine it is an evening on a busy highway, and the streetlights, extending in kilometres, give a soothing radiance to the tourists. There is, though, a silent struggle behind this glow. The majority of streetlights are still run manually, with crews driving lengthy roads in search of faulty lamps, back to the depot to acquire tools and then back to the field once more, wasting hours and fuel. To top it all, the brightness of these streetlights is not adaptable to traffic flow, hence wastage of energy, high costs and inefficient operations.

To resolve this issue, IoT and SIM-based connectivity have been attempted by some companies as a solution. However, consumer-grade SIMs that fit phones fail in industrial applications; they drop, send alerts on abnormal activity and can only trust one carrier. In the absence of remote management, troubleshooting requires dispatching a person on-site, which is the opposite of being smart.

This is the gap that was re-imagined by AaensaTech. Our Wi-SUN Border Router-based Smart Metering and IoT platform transforms all streetlights into self-reporting nodes within a strong mesh network. The lamps are not only self-monitored but also communicate with their neighbours, providing solid connectivity, scalability, and actually intelligent operation of the streetlights.

The outcome is paradigm-shifting. Streetlights automatically adapt to the brightness intensity according to the traffic flow, faults are monitored and alerted immediately, and the maintenance workforce comes with the appropriate tools-saving time, energy and money. Highways get safer, cities become smarter, and the infrastructure is prepared for the future. In the case of AaensaTech, being smart is not a mere name, but a fact.

The Dilemma: Why Street Lighting is not efficient at present

Controlling the lighting of highway streets seems to be an easy task, but in practice, it is an expensive matter:

● Manual Fault Detection: The maintenance crews have to patrol the highways at night or rely on complaints offered by citizens to detect the faulty lamps.
 

● Repeated Travel and Delays: A technician is aware of the issue, but has to go to the depot to get the appropriate equipment, which adds downtime and increased expenses.
 

● Wasting of Energy: Lights are fully powered even when there is minimal traffic, wasting colossal amounts of power.
 

● No Central Control: In the absence of digital integration, city authorities cannot see performance, consumption and failures.

The result of these challenges includes higher operational costs, carbon footprints, and untrustworthy road safety situations.

Solution of AaensaTech: Wi-SUN Border Router and Smart Street Lighting

AaensaTech presents a solution that is future-proof, an IoT-based solution employing its Wi-SUN Border Router and Smart Meters, which creates a mesh-networked system of streetlight management. Here's how it works:

● Remote Fault Detection
A smart meter and Wi-SUN mesh network connect each streetlight. Malfunctioning lights would automatically alert the central dashboard and identify the exact locations, and there would be no need to check manually.
 

● Predictive Maintenance
The system will not only indicate failures, it also anticipates possible failures by monitoring energy usage, voltage changes and the state of the lamps; therefore, technicians will come with the correct tools on the first stop.
 

● Smart Dimming Energy Saving
The level of brightness will change dynamically with the use of the IoT controls, that is, high in peak traffic periods, and low in off-peak periods. This reduces energy consumption by up to 40% and still does not compromise in terms of safety.
 

● IoT Cloud Platform (Centralised)
Wi-SUN Border Router will provide smooth communication over thousands of streetlights with a mesh topology. City operators will be able to operate and optimise lighting in real time, monitor and schedule it through a cloud dashboard.
 

● Future-Proof Security
The system is constructed to have full coverage of cybersecurity protection against any hacking attempts that would otherwise interfere with crucial infrastructure.

Impact: Changing Highway Lighting operations

When applied over a 200 km stretch of national highway, the outcomes speak volumes: Fault detection is 90 times faster; long stretches of fault detection are done away with, and faults are reported in real-time.

●Maintenance the first time - Technicians will come with the proper tools, which will save 70% of revisits.
 

● 40% energy consumption- by designing to dim adaptively during low-traffic periods.
 

●25% employment cost reduction - Saved on less travel, reduced manpower, and less downtime.
 

● Greater Road Safety - Trustworthy light with warning signs, such as faults in place, will ensure there are no dark spots.

Story in Action

Just picture this: Previously, a maintenance crew could travel 30 km to investigate the reason behind a part of the lighting being weak. When they arrive, they discover it is a transformer problem; the wrong tools are used, and they have to go back, wasting hours and gas. In the meantime, that section of the highway is dangerously dark.

However, today, using the AaensaTech Wi-SUN Smart Streetlight solution, the system is already aware of the fault. There is a dashboard warning which reads: "Transformer failure, Pole 47, Section 12, Highway East.” The crew takes the very same part that is going to replace it. This problem is resolved within a single trip. At midnight, there is a low flow of traffic. The lights are automatically set to 60% brightness, and thousands of units of electricity are saved each day. By the morning, the system becomes bright once more, and it will be safe for early commuters. This is all done without the need of man; the network is intelligent.

Why AaensaTech? 

● End-to-End Solution: Hardware (smart meters, routers) to IoT cloud.
 

● Scalable Mesh Network: Wi-SUN manages thousands of nodes on a fail-safe basis.
 

● Established Battery and IoT Experience: Increasing the life of devices and saving money.
 

● Secure and Regulatory-Ready: Designed to comply with the international smart grid standards.

Conclusion

The future of city infrastructure is not in terms of adding more lights to the city but in making them smart, adaptive and efficient. The Wi-SUN Border Router enabled Smart Metering Solution by AaensaTech guarantees that highways and cities to replace their manual and obsolete systems with smart and connected streetlight ecosystems.
Cities save money, utilities waste less money, and highways are safer with this solution. AaensaTech is not only making streets brighter; they are making the future of smart energy utilisation brighter.