Asian tech giants Samsung, Huawei and ZTE have all announced updates to their smart city lighting products this week. While all these solutions enable cities to cut down on their electricity expenses, which are typically the most expensive item on the bill after wages, what is perhaps the most important feature that smart lighting brings to cities is the access to data. Big Data analytics can be leveraged in a variety of sectors; traffic and energy management, health and crime trends, targeted advertising, generating new businesses, as well as allowing citizens to interact with the city in new ways. By using the correct tools in handling and analyzing data collected from street lamps, it can open the door to…