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Vendor: Solartonic poles are fully off‑grid and provide outdoor Wi‑Fi — not in‑home broadband
Summary
A Solartonic representative described the poles' technical features — off‑grid solar, long‑life batteries, LED fixtures and cloud monitoring — and clarified that included Wi‑Fi provides outdoor access only, not in‑home broadband.
A Solartonic presenter said the company's streetlight units are 100% off-grid, using wraparound solar modules and long-life battery storage along with top-tier LED lighting and cloud-connected controls for real-time monitoring.
"Each Solartonic, solar streetlight is 100% off grid," the presenter said, adding that the poles operate with a proprietary battery system and are engineered for 20-plus years of performance. The presenter also clarified that some poles include outdoor Wi‑Fi devices for neighborhood access but "so it's not high speed broadband inside the homes."
The vendor said the poles are prefabricated and designed for rapid installation with resilience to severe weather. Officials described the kit as designed to avoid disruptions to existing infrastructure and to enable remote performance monitoring.
