Edotco installs first smart lamp post in Jaffna

edotco Sri Lanka, an integrated telecommunications infrastructure services company, recently installed the first-ever smart lamp post in Jaffna Municipality, bringing the latest innovations to the Northern Province of Sri Lanka.

Setting up the first of 17 such energy efficient telecom solutions, the unveiling ceremony was graced by the Mayor of Jaffna Immanuel Arnold and senior management of edotco Sri Lanka. Members of the Jaffna Municipal Council, Ceylon Electricity Board and local business professionals were also in attendance, the edotco said in a media release.

Speaking during the ceremony, Mohan Villavarayan, Country Managing Director of edotco Sri Lanka said, “In fulfilling our vision to drive further connectivity throughout the country, edotco Sri Lanka is committed to delivering customised offerings, providing the right power and telecommunications solutions for different areas and localities. We have carried out extensive research and identified various regions where the deployment of these smart lamp posts can be most impactful. Seventeen of these lamp posts will be set up in the Jaffna peninsula in the next few months and we are also conducting feasibility studies in other areas as well.”

This initiative is an extension of the company’s deployment of similar smart city solutions in Colombo last year.

“The lamp posts we put up in Colombo have been very successful and we have received encouraging feedback. We are confident that we will obtain similar positive response in the Northern region as well,” he added.

During the opening ceremony, officials from edotco also shared success stories from their projects in Sri Lanka and other Asian countries while deliberating further on the positive impacts of the smart lamp posts to the attendees. Blending seamlessly with surrounding urban aesthetics, the smart urban connectivity system is designed to fulfil the needs of modern town planning. They can also be equipped with CCTV surveillance cameras to capture surrounding traffic conditions, smart and solar powered street lighting to ensure efficient energy management, and integrated advertising space.