Telensa

It is making cities the world over smarter, greener and more connected. Founded in 2005, Telensa is already the world-leader in smart controls for new LED street lighting and is using this as a platform to lead the way in smart city technology generally.

Telensa has deployed over a million street lights globally, in over 50 cities as diverse as Shanghai, Sao Paolo, Moscow, Adelaide and Sheffield. Their sensors use long range and low-power (so cheap) radio systems that be deployed quickly across cities, using existing infrastructure - street lights. They can then be used for any number of internet-of-things applications, from smart lighting and parking apps to traffic management and salt gritting.

Telensa has the largest market share of connected street lighting and smart city applications, a sector that will be worth an estimated $64 billion within the next decade.

In December 2017, Telensa was named Growing Business of the Year at the Amazon Growing Business Awards.