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Flashnet S.A. is a Romanian technology company that designs and develops smart infrastructure systems, focusing primarily on smart street lighting. The company is best known for its inteliLIGHT® remote street lighting management platform, which integrates hardware and software to enable urban IoT services.
Headquartered in Brașov, Romania, Flashnet operates in over 70 countries and is part of the Lucy Group[1], a UK-based infrastructure and energy conglomerate.
History
[edit]Founded in 2005 by entrepreneur Lorand Mozes, Flashnet began by integrating communication technologies such as WiFi, WiMax, and Power Line Communication (PLC) into existing city infrastructure. In 2006, the company completed Romania’s first PLC implementation. In the years that followed, Flashnet transitioned from systems integrator to a full-stack smart infrastructure provider.
In 2011, Flashnet was one of the first companies to deploy a large-scale smart street lighting system in the Middle East, with projects in Riyadh and Mecca.
The company continued to innovate by being first to market with LoRaWAN (2015), NB-IoT (2016), Sigfox (2017), and LTE Cat M1 (2017) compatible streetlight controllers.
In 2022 Flashnet became part of the Lucy Group.
In 2025 it launched Flashnet LLC to expand its operations in the United States.
Products and Solutions
[edit]Flashnet offers IoT hardware, software and cloud-based platforms to support smart city development. Its main products include:
inteliLIGHT
A smart street lighting solution that allows for real-time remote management of individual streetlights or entire lighting networks.
System features:
- Awareness, Control, and Optimization: Street lighting operates autonomously, with in-depth grid awareness facilitating optimization and real-time malfunction alerts improving maintenance efficiency.
- Communication Technology Agnostic: Supports LonWorks® PLC, LoRaWAN™, NB-IoT, allowing the use of any open protocol communication technology or a combination to meet project needs.
- Smart City Platform Integrations: Enables management of city-specific sensors and IoT devices, with API integrations available for most major smart city management platforms.
inteliCITY
Is Flashnet’s two-layer smart city platform that combines centralized software with a robust IoT connectivity backend. It allows cities to integrate and manage diverse urban systems, including lighting, traffic, parking, waste, and environmental sensors, on a single interface.
Key characteristics:
- Software Layer: Centralized dashboard, real-time analytics, automation and mobile access
- Connectivity Platform: Bridges multiple communication protocols and ensures interoperability with third-party devices and software via TALQ, uCIFI, and APIs
- Scalability: Designed for integration with current and future smart city services
- Data Ownership: Municipalities control and securely manage urban data
Technology and Innovation
[edit]Flashnet is known for its commitment to open standards and interoperability in smart city infrastructure. The company was among the first to integrate TALQ,[2] uCIFI, and LoRa Alliance™ standards into its platforms.
Flashnet develops hardware and software in-house, with capabilities spanning embedded design, firmware, application development and manufacturing. Its CMS (Central Management Software) can operate in the cloud or on-premise, and is used in over 70 countries.
Global Deployments
[edit]Flashnet’s inteliLIGHT’s solutions has been deployed in:
Europe
- Romania
- United Kingdom
- Greece
- France
- Germany
- Italy
- Spain
- Belgium
- Cyprus
- Hungary
- Netherlands
- Moldova
- Iceland
- Finland
Middle East and Africa
- Saudi Arabia
- United Arab Emirates
- Morocco
- Israel
Asia-Pacific
- Malaysia
- Sri Lanka
North and South America
- United States
- Chile
- Colombia
Australia
In total, the company has shipped over 1 million smart lighting controllers worldwide[3].
Partnerships and Alliances
[edit]Member of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES): In August 2023, FLASHNET joined the IES,[4] a recognized authority in the North American lighting sector.
Member of CTIA: Since August 2023, FLASHNET has been part of CTIA[5], representing the U.S. wireless communications industry.
Milestones
[edit]2006: First PLC implementation in Romania.
2011: Among the world’s first large-scale intelligent street lighting deployments (Riyadh, Mecca[6]).
2014: First Romanian Smart City Platform integrating EV chargers, CCTV cameras, environmental and city-specific sensors on the street lighting grid.
2015: World’s first LoRaWAN™ compatible street lighting controller.[7]
2016: World’s first NB-IoT compatible street lighting controller.
2017: First inteliLIGHT® Sigfox compatible street lighting controller.
2017: First inteliLIGHT® LTE Cat M1 compatible street lighting controller.
2018: Controlling more than 150.000 street lights in Saudi Arabia
2020: TALQ2 certification for inteliLIGHT, Flashnet’s streetlight control solution
2020: First NB-IoT compatible ZHAGA smart streetlight controller
2021: inteliLIGHT selected for a 10-year public lighting project in Brussels[8]
2022: Lucy Group Ltd acquires majority shareholding in Flashnet S.A.
2022: inteliLIGHT selected to power up 75k smart streetlamps in Washington, D.C.[9]
2022: Flashnet’s Washington D.C. project wins Leading Lights Awards 2022[10]
2023: Flashnet recognized by independent research firms as one of the leading smart street lighting providers in 2024.
2023: Flashnet strengthens its presence in the US market with Verizon Open Development Certification
2024: Flashnet appointed to the leadership of CTIA’s Transportation Working Group (North America).
2025: Reached 1 million smart streetlights deployed globally.
2025: Launched Flashnet LLC in the U.S. to support North American cities and utilities.[11]
2025: Achieved ENEC safety certification for its smart lighting controllers.
References
[edit]- ^ Wilkinson, Emily (2022-06-14). "Lucy Group Acquires Flashnet S.A." Lucy Group. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
- ^ "List of Certified Products - TALQ - Consortium". www.talq-consortium.org. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
- ^ IoT.Business.News (2025-04-01). "Flashnet reaches 1 million smart streetlights controlled around the globe". IoT Business News. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ L, Raluca (2023-08-09). "Flashnet joins IES to better connect to the U.S. market". FLASHNET. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
- ^ "IoT and Cellular at the Intersection of Illumination and Innovation". Town Square. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
- ^ "Mecca a ajuns „oraș inteligent" cu ajutorul brașovenilor de la Flashnet • IT Biz Brasov" (in Romanian). 2015-05-08. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
- ^ "Flashnet Showcases the First US 915MHz LoRaWAN™ Streetlight Controller in Silicon Valley". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
- ^ IoT.Business.News (2024-10-29). "Flashnet, part of a major initiative to modernize 400,000 streetlights across Belgium". IoT Business News. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ SA, Flashnet. "Flashnet solution selected to power up 75k smart streetlamps in Washington, D.C." www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
- ^ "Leading Lights 2022: The Winners". www.lightreading.com. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
- ^ SA, Flashnet. "Flashnet set to power the future of smart street lighting in North America". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
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