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French traffic control system operator EVESA has selected Silver Spring Networks to deploy a citywide canopy network in Paris.

The network will connect the above-ground and subterranean cabinet-based controllers for street and traffic lights across neighborhoods, including the Louvre, Hotel-de-Ville, Palais-Bourbon, Elysee, the Bourse and remaining arrondissements across the city.

Silver Spring Networks chairman, president and CEO Scott Lang said: "With more than two million citizens and 16 million annual visitors, modernising the public lighting infrastructure for ‘the City of Lights’ while preserving its world-renowned aesthetic is a crucial undertaking."

The diligent planning and technology testing of EVESA is said to help ensure Parisian citizens receive a secure smart city solution.

"Modernising the public lighting infrastructure for ‘the City of Lights’ while preserving its world-renowned aesthetic is a crucial undertaking."

With Silver Spring’s smart city platform, municipalities will be able to deploy intelligent lighting systems that improve system reliability and increase energy efficiency.

Municipalities will also be able to minimise operational costs, extend equipment lifespans and improve citizen safety.

The standards-based smart city platform also enables cities to establish a platform for future smart city applications and services such as traffic management, environmental sensors, smart parking, electric vehicle charging, among others.

Silver Spring has recently been selected by Florida Power & Light for the largest connected lighting project, nearly 500,000 networked street lights across south Florida, US.

Image: EVESA’s planning and technology testing will help ensure the Paris citizens receive a secure smart city solution. Photo: courtesy of Savani1987 via Wikipedia.