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Opinions, think-pieces, articles and observations around smart cities and the future of urban living.

21 October 2024

Protecting Our Night Skies: The Importance of Dark Sky Preservation

As urban landscapes expand and technology advances, the brilliance of our night skies is steadily being overshadowed by artificial light. The enchanting spectacle of a starlit sky is fading from view, obscured by the pervasive glow of urban development. The Dark Skies initiative stands as a beacon of hope, striving to safeguard this celestial heritage for future generations.

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2 July 2024

A Fresh Start in Tech: Danny’s Transition into Project Management at Telensa

Discover Danny’s journey at Telensa, where he transitions from an electrician to a project management apprentice. Balancing hands-on projects and studies, his experience showcases Telensa’s dedication to nurturing talent and promoting a supportive work environment.

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15 May 2024

Experience More Magical Moments with Telensa's Smart Street Lighting System

The Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis, made a rare and spectacular appearance across the UK last Friday and Saturday, enchanting sky watchers nationwide. This event, the likes of which haven’t been seen since the extreme geomagnetic storm of 2003, brought vibrant auroras to areas far beyond their usual northern limits. Such breathtaking sights are becoming more frequent as we approach the solar maximum of the Sun's 11-year cycle, with increased sunspot activity leading to more intense auroras.

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30 April 2024

Telensa's Apprenticeship Program Spotlight: Meet Katie, Our Aspiring Radio Network Planner

Welcome to a glimpse into Telensa’s world, where apprentices like Katie are not just starting their careers but are also paving the way for innovative solutions in the tech industry. This year, Katie began her academic journey in Digital and Technology Solutions while actively contributing to our operations team.

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5 March 2024

Solidaridad's Smart Shift: Advanced Streetlighting control system for a Greener, Safer Community.

Customer Challenge

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15 February 2023

Energy efficiency is no longer a 'nice-to-have', but a 'can't-do-without'

Switching to LED lighting can have a major impact and the time to act is now

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15 February 2022

Community Service

This article was first published in the ILP's Lighting Journal. Offering CMS, or lighting control, as a managed service could be one way for local authorities to reconnect with their tenant businesses and smaller villages, as well as potentially providing valuable revenue in a challenging economic environment.

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21 June 2021

Ahead in the cloud

Smart lighting is making a huge difference to the energy budget of local authorities. Dr Jon Lewis sets out the next set of cloud-based applications which will have an equally positive impact on city operations. This article was first published in the ILP's Lighting Journal.

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6 May 2021

Locally responsive: a review of CMS in the past decade

This article was first published in the ILP's Lighting Journal. In the first of a two-part series about smart streetlights and CMS, David Orchard looks back over the past decade of CMS in the UK and what can be learnt from this about changing attitudes and adoption strategies by local authorities

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13 April 2021

Streetlight tariffs: the light at the end of the tunnel

With suitable utility tariffs those organisations doing the right thing by adopting greener streetlight technologies would be rewarded with lower energy bills.

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