This study investigates major application areas for connected public spaces including smart street lighting, smart parking, smart waste collection, air quality monitoring and smart city surveillance. By the end of 2024, the global installed base of individually controlled smart street lights amounted to 27.9 million units (excluding China). There were at the same time 1.5 million smart ground parking sensors installed worldwide (excluding China). The market for smart waste sensor technology is yet at an early stage, comprising some 1.6 million connected collection points globally (excluding China). The smart city surveillance equipment market was worth Euro-13.6 billion in 2024. The global installed base of air quality monitoring systems amounted to 206,000 units in 2024. Get up to date with the latest information about vendors, products and markets.
Highlights from the report:
- Insights from 50 new executive interviews with market leading companies.
- 360-degree overview of the smart cities ecosystem.
- In-depth analysis of smart street lighting, parking, waste collection, air quality monitoring and city surveillance.
- New detailed profiles of 123 solution vendors.
- Summary of industry trends in each market segment.
- Market forecasts by region and technology lasting until 2029.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
List of Figures
Executive Summary
1 Introduction
- 1.1 The global trend of urbanisation
- 1.2 Smart cities and connected public spaces
- 1.2.1 Smart city architecture
- 1.2.2 The management of public spaces
- 1.3 IoT network technologies
- 1.3.1 Network architectures
- 1.3.2 Unlicensed and licensed frequency bands
- 1.3.3 The role of wired and wireless networks for connected public spaces
- 1.4 Wireless IoT communications technologies
- 1.4.1 3GPP cellular technologies
- 1.4.2 3GPP-based LPWA
- 1.4.3 Non 3GPP-based LPWA
- 1.4.4 Other RF & IEEE 802.15.4
2 Smart Street Lighting
- 2.1 The transition to LED and adaptive lighting
- 2.2 Smart street lighting
- 2.2.1 Smart street lighting infrastructure
- 2.3 Market analysis
- 2.3.1 Market forecasts
- 2.3.2 Industry analysis
- 2.3.3 Smart lighting vendors' bet on the broader smart cities market
- 2.3.4 Software innovation is key for competitiveness
- 2.3.5 Additional market developments and observations
- 2.4 Company profiles
- 2.4.1 Acuity Brands
- 2.4.2 CityLight.net
- 2.4.3 CityLinx
- 2.4.4 Dimonoff
- 2.4.5 Dhyan
- 2.4.6 eSave
- 2.4.7 Flashnet (Lucy Group)
- 2.4.8 Fonda Technology
- 2.4.9 Itron
- 2.4.10 LACROIX
- 2.4.11 LED Roadway Lighting
- 2.4.12 Lucy Zodion (Lucy Group)
- 2.4.13 M2M Telemetria
- 2.4.14 Quantela
- 2.4.15 Revetec
- 2.4.16 Rongwen Energy Technology Group
- 2.4.17 Schreder
- 2.4.18 Signify
- 2.4.19 ST Engineering Telematics Wireless
- 2.4.20 TVILIGHT
- 2.4.21 TerraGo
- 2.4.22 Ubicquia
- 2.4.23 Umpi
- 2.4.24 Domestic Chinese vendors
3 Smart Parking
- 3.1 Urban traffic and parking
- 3.1.1 Passenger cars in use by region
- 3.1.2 Traffic congestion and parking inefficiencies
- 3.1.3 Types of parking and asset ownership
- 3.2 Smart parking
- 3.2.1 Smart parking infrastructure
- 3.3 Parking space occupancy monitoring
- 3.3.1 Global occupancy level monitoring
- 3.3.2 Single space occupancy detection
- 3.4 Market analysis
- 3.4.1 Market forecasts
- 3.4.2 Industry analysis
- 3.4.3 The threat from camera-based solutions looms large
- 3.4.4 Market consolidation predicted in the near-to-mid term
- 3.4.5 Additional market developments and observations
- 3.5 Company profiles
- 3.5.1 CivicSmart
- 3.5.2 CommuniThings
- 3.5.3 eleven-x
- 3.5.4 Fangle Technology
- 3.5.5 Fleximodo (GOSPACE LABS)
- 3.5.6 Frogparking (Towne Park)
- 3.5.7 Fybr
- 3.5.8 Intelliport
- 3.5.9 IoT Solutions Malta
- 3.5.10 MinebeaMitsumi & Paradox Engineering
- 3.5.11 Movebroad Technology
- 3.5.12 Nedap
- 3.5.13 Nietzsche Enterprise (NHR)
- 3.5.14 Nwave Technologies
- 3.5.15 ParkHelp Technologies
- 3.5.16 PNI
- 3.5.17 SICK Mobilisis
- 3.5.18 Smart City System
- 3.5.19 Smart Parking
- 3.5.20 Smart Parking Systems (City Green Light)
- 3.5.21 Urbiotica
4 Smart Waste Collection
- 4.1 Global waste generation and management
- 4.2 Smart waste sensors
- 4.2.1 Smart waste collection infrastructure
- 4.3 Market analysis
- 4.3.1 Market forecasts
- 4.3.2 Industry analysis
- 4.3.3 US waste and recycling service providers lead smart sensor adoption
- 4.3.4 Sensor manufacturers are moving to more holistic offerings
- 4.3.5 Additional market developments and observations
- 4.4 Company profiles
- 4.4.1 BH Technologies
- 4.4.2 Bigbelly
- 4.4.3 Dingtek Technology
- 4.4.4 Ecube Labs
- 4.4.5 EMZ-Environmental Technology
- 4.4.6 Enevo
- 4.4.7 Evreka
- 4.4.8 KS Technologies
- 4.4.9 Milesight
- 4.4.10 Mr. Fill
- 4.4.11 Nordsense
- 4.4.12 REEN
- 4.4.13 RoadRunner
- 4.4.14 Recycle Track Systems
- 4.4.15 Sayme
- 4.4.16 Sensoneo
- 4.4.17 Sigrenea (SUEZ)
- 4.4.18 SLOC
- 4.4.19 SmartEnds
- 4.4.20 Superfy
- 4.4.21 TST Sistemas
- 4.4.22 Waste Digital
- 4.4.23 Waste Vision
- 4.4.24 Waste Harmonics Keter
- 4.4.25 Zolitron
5 Urban Air Quality Monitoring
- 5.1 Ambient air pollution
- 5.1.1 Types of ambient air pollution
- 5.1.2 The measurement and communication of ambient air quality
- 5.2 Ambient air quality monitoring technologies
- 5.2.1 Ambient air quality monitoring applications
- 5.3 Ambient air quality monitoring in smart cities
- 5.4 Market analysis
- 5.4.1 Market forecasts
- 5.4.2 Industry analysis
- 5.4.3 Important advancements in quality assurance are underway
- 5.4.4 Evolving business models for the low-cost air quality monitoring market
- 5.4.5 Additional market developments and observations
- 5.5 Company profiles
- 5.5.1 Aclima
- 5.5.2 Aeroqual
- 5.5.3 Airly
- 5.5.4 Aurassure
- 5.5.5 Bettair Cities
- 5.5.6 Breeze Technologies
- 5.5.7 Clarity Movement
- 5.5.8 EarthSense Systems
- 5.5.9 Ecomesure
- 5.5.10 eLichens
- 5.5.11 Enginko
- 5.5.12 Envea
- 5.5.13 Environmental Instruments
- 5.5.14 Kunak Technologies
- 5.5.15 Libelium
- 5.5.16 Lunar Outpost
- 5.5.17 MagnaSCI
- 5.5.18 Met One Instruments (Acoem)
- 5.5.19 Oizom
- 5.5.20 Palas
- 5.5.21 PurpleAir
- 5.5.22 Sailhero Environmental Protection High-Tech
- 5.5.23 Sensorbee
- 5.5.24 TELLUS
- 5.5.25 Vaisala
- 5.5.26 Vortex
6 Smart City Surveillance
- 6.1 Issues of public safety
- 6.1.1 Criminal activities and terrorist threats
- 6.2 Smart City Surveillance
- 6.2.1 Fixed video surveillance infrastructure
- 6.2.2 Body-worn cameras (BWCs) for law enforcement
- 6.2.3 Gunshot detection and localisation system
- 6.3 Market analysis
- 6.3.1 Market forecasts
- 6.3.2 Industry analysis
- 6.3.3 Western vendors turn to new strategies to mitigate the Chinese AI advantage
- 6.3.4 Hybrid and cloud-based solutions are picking up speed
- 6.3.5 The impact of 5G technology on networked surveillance
- 6.4 Company profiles
- 6.4.1 Axis Communications (Canon)
- 6.4.2 Dahua Technology
- 6.4.3 Hanwha Vision
- 6.4.4 Hikvision
- 6.4.5 Honeywell
- 6.4.6 Infinova
- 6.4.7 Motorola Solutions
- 6.4.8 IDIS
- 6.4.9 i-PRO
- 6.4.10 Tiandy Technologies
- 6.4.11 Uniview Technologies
- 6.4.12 Vivotek
- 6.4.13 Axon
- 6.4.14 Flock Safety
- 6.4.15 Coreforce
- 6.4.16 Digital Ally
- 6.4.17 Shenzhen Jingyi (Pe)
- 6.4.18 Reveal Media
- 6.4.19 WCCTV
- 6.4.20 Zepcam
- 6.4.21 SoundThinking
- List of Acronyms and Abbreviations