In recent years, smart light poles have gradually appeared on the streets of multiple cities. Unlike traditional street lights, smart light poles integrate hardware such as surveillance cameras, 5G micro base stations, and security alarms. Through information perception and big data interaction technology, they can achieve functions such as intelligent lighting, smart transportation, and information dissemination. With batches of smart light poles being put into use in various places, smart cities have gained new scenery.

People in many places have found that some street lights have grown cameras, screens, and solar panels at unknown times. In addition to providing lighting, they also have functions such as wireless network, broadcasting, charging, and parking fees. This multifunctional smart light pole is widely used in urban construction. The arrival of the 5G era has made the significance of smart light poles even more prominent. 5G base stations have a demand for using high-frequency communication and supporting large capacity and high speed, which requires a large number of small base stations to complete more dense network coverage in the 5G era. Light poles, as homogeneous urban infrastructure, are highly favored.

A smart light pole with multiple uses not only saves energy, but also reduces the occupation of urban land and promotes efficient use of resources; At the same time, in some cities, street smart light poles also have functions such as weather stations and air quality monitoring, taking into account environmental protection needs. The vision of a smart life is slowly unfolding. If smart speakers are becoming an entry point for smart home living, smart light poles may become an important entry point and node for the new generation of urban information infrastructure.

The integration and utilization of various resources on the smart lamp post has enriched people's imagination of the future smart city. From mobile payments to e-government, from smart homes to smart poles, smart cities are opening their doors. In some vision scenarios, new cities will integrate technologies such as the Internet of Things, the Internet, and artificial intelligence to become an organism for real-time information flow. The electric lights at home automatically turn on and off according to sleep conditions, autonomous vehicles can automatically plan routes, and health indicators are directly connected to hospitals... Various links are linked to work, allowing the city to better achieve "on-demand response", greatly improving the efficiency of urban operation and convenience of life.

Smart cities not only integrate technology, but also reflect value. The construction of new cities has improved the relationship between people and cities by enhancing hardware facilities. For example, smart street lights can automatically adjust brightness based on traffic flow, and also have functions such as fault alarm and remote meter reading, which can greatly save power resources and reduce maintenance costs; Intelligent transportation can help people quickly grasp the condition of vehicles and roads, optimize travel plans, and reduce waste of public resources. The main body of a city is people, and sustainable development is the direction of urban construction. Promoting green development through technological means and enhancing the happiness of residents is an important "wisdom" of urban construction.

Currently, urban governance is moving from hardware upgrades to software upgrades. One important reason why smart infrastructure such as smart light poles can be promoted is that refined management is becoming a common requirement for urban governance. By improving the "urban brain", accumulating underlying data, and optimizing management algorithms, there is a good grasp to significantly improve the performance of urban governance. Of course, it should also be noted that the development of infrastructure such as smart light poles depends on smart networking and urban transformation. This includes both commercial interests and public finance, which will inevitably face many challenges.