Zhejiang Urban Lighting Conference: Advancing Single-Light Smart Control and Closed-Loop Maintenance

December 3–5, the 2025 Annual Conference of the Urban Lighting Committee of the Zhejiang Municipal Engineering Industry Association was held in Tongxiang, Jiaxing. As a leading provider of smart lighting and smart city solutions, FondaTech was invited to participate. Dr. Song Hongwei, Chairman of FondaTech, delivered a speech on “ Where is the Path for Single-Lamp Smart Control ”, highlighting global trends, the role of IoT cloud platforms, and innovations in O&M practices.

At the conference, FondaTech highlighted its integrated smart lighting capabilities across multiple communication modes, diverse deployment environments, and unified cloud management. The solutions presented covered urban roads, parks, tunnels, rural areas and underground facilities.1) Multi-protocol control solutions (LTE-Cat.1, LoRaWAN, solar, tunnel lighting), enabling flexible deployment based on site needs.2) Smart pole solutions, integrating lighting, sensing, broadcasting and communication modules under one platform.3) Real-time AIoT platform demonstration, showing device status, dimming strategies, fault alerts and energy analysis, supporting live monitoring and remote control.

Single-lamp control has moved from an energy-saving feature to a core capability of digital urban lighting. Deployments are expanding rapidly worldwide, delivering measurable energy savings and enabling asset-level visibility. At the same time, global standards such as DALI, Zhaga and TALQ are driving interoperability and plug-and-play integration, making single-lamp intelligence a foundational requirement for modern smart lighting systems.



Smart lighting platforms must deliver long-term reliability rather than simply being “usable.” Three essential capabilities define this standard:1) 99%+ availability and data accuracyDevices must remain online and reflect real-world status to ensure safe lighting, energy optimization and fast fault response.2) Real-time, actionable visibilityWhat the platform displays must directly support execution—such as dimming, control commands and maintenance actions.3) Standardized access and multi-protocol compatibilityDifferent brands, protocols and device generations must be centrally managed under unified control, reporting and maintenance to enable scalable and sustainable deployment.

The core value of smart lighting lies in efficient maintenance. With AIoT support—real-time fault detection, automated work orders and traceable repair workflows—maintenance becomes proactive rather than reactive. In actual deployments, inspection costs have been reduced by around 40%–60%, while repair time has dropped to nearly one-third, enabling more efficient and responsive urban lighting management

Smart lighting is moving beyond pilots toward essential infrastructure upgrades—driven by energy-efficiency mandates, digital governance, improved urban safety and the shift toward sensing-enabled assets.
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FondaTech will continue to advance smart lighting, smart poles, landscape illumination and electrical safety through its AIoT platform, delivering stable and scalable infrastructure capabilities. The conference reaffirmed the direction of industry development, and the company will continue working with the Zhejiang committee and partners to drive smarter, more efficient and higher-quality urban lighting.