In the context of the 2025 "Government Work Report" clearly proposing "accelerating the construction of smart city pilot demonstrations", smart poles, as the "capillaries" of urban digital transformation, are becoming an important carrier of new infrastructure (new infrastructure) with multi-dimensional functional integration and efficient resource integration capabilities. From 5G base stations to environmental monitoring, from security monitoring to pole led screens for information release, smart poles are not only the support points of urban physical space, but also the nerve endings of data flow and intelligent management. The precise placement of special bonds further provides financial support for this field, promoting it from pilot to large-scale application.

The 2025 Government Work Report emphasized that the construction of smart cities needs to "strengthen digital empowerment and promote the modernization of urban governance." Smart poles, as the "nerve nodes" of smart cities, have been included in key new infrastructure projects in many places. Shenzhen has deployed more than 10,000 smart poles, covering multiple scenarios such as transportation and environmental monitoring, and its successful experience has been written into the "Shenzhen Smart Pole Development Plan." The precise placement of special bonds provides key support for the promotion of smart light poles. For example, Zhangjiagang City completed the transformation of 2001 street lamps through the energy trusteeship model, achieving a 50% reduction in energy consumption, a 3-fold increase in illumination, and a reduction of more than 30 redundant poles, significantly optimizing the urban space. Behind this model, it is the direct promotion of intelligent transformation by special bond funds.

2. Technology integration and functional innovation: from single lighting to urban "super terminals"

The core value of smart poles lies in their multi-functional integration capabilities:

1. 5G and communication infrastructure: As the natural carrier of 5G micro base stations, smart light poles solve the contradiction between base station deployment density and urban beauty. For example, light poles with integrated 5G modules launched by Huawei, ZTE and other companies have been widely used in Shenzhen, Shanghai and other places.

2. Environmental monitoring and data collection: By carrying PM2.5, temperature and humidity sensors, smart light poles monitor the urban environment in real time and provide data support for environmental protection decisions. The "Technical Specifications for Multifunctional Smart Pole Systems" issued by Hebei Province clearly defines the technical standards for such functions.

3. Security and traffic management: With integrated cameras and AI algorithms, smart poles can identify traffic violations or sudden safety incidents in real time. Zhangjiagang's "multi-pole integration" project improves road management efficiency by integrating traffic lights and monitoring equipment.

4. Information interaction and pole led screen application: As the "interactive window" of smart light poles, led pole screens can not only publish traffic information and emergency notifications, but also carry commercial advertisements. A certain area in Shenzhen has achieved the integration of "lighting + information release" through led pole screens, reaching more than 100,000 people per day.

III. Industry chain collaboration and market structure: technological breakthroughs and intensified competition

The smart pole industry chain covers four major links: hardware manufacturing, software development, system integration and operation services:

- Upstream hardware: LED lighting, sensors, and communication module suppliers (such as Huawei and Hikvision) reduce costs and promote product standardization through technological innovation.

- Midstream integration: System integrators (such as Tecnon Smart Display) provide customized solutions, such as the "5G+pole led screen" smart block project.

- Downstream application: The government cooperates with third-party operating companies to explore the "construction-operation-data monetization" model. For example, Zhangjiagang's energy hosting project achieves sustainable operation through energy-saving revenue sharing.

Market competition is becoming increasingly fierce. Head companies dominate with technological barriers (such as Huawei's 5G communications and Hikvision's AI monitoring), while small and medium-sized enterprises focus on niche scenarios (such as special lamp poles for environmental monitoring).

Fourth, challenges and future trends: standardization, security and ecological co-construction

Despite the broad prospects, the smart lamp pole industry still faces multiple challenges:

1. Lack of standards and compatibility problems: The technical specifications of various regions are not unified, resulting in poor interoperability of equipment. Although Hebei Province took the lead in issuing group standards, national standards still need to be accelerated.

2. Data security and privacy risks: Multi-device integration brings data leakage risks, and the implementation of the "Smart City Information Infrastructure Security Specification" needs to be strengthened.

3. Business model innovation: Current projects rely on government investment, and in the future, it is necessary to explore market-oriented revenue models such as advertising sharing and data services.

Future trends will focus on three major directions:

- Technology integration: AI and edge computing enable real-time decision-making, such as dynamically adjusting traffic information through lamp pole screens.

- Green energy saving: Photovoltaic + energy storage technology further reduces energy consumption and helps the "dual carbon" goals.

- Global perception network: Smart poles are linked with smart communities and parks to build a city-level IoT ecosystem.

Smart poles are not only the "light" that illuminates the city, but also the "bridge" that connects the physical and digital worlds. Driven by both policies and funds, its value as the core carrier of new infrastructure will be further released. With the iteration of technology and the improvement of the ecosystem, smart lamp poles are expected to become a benchmark for the intelligent, green and humanized development of cities, truly realizing the vision of "one pole for multiple uses, one network for unified management".