California based Silver Spring Networks has agreed to acquire Streetlight.Vision, a French provider of control and management software for street lighting. The Parisian company currently has ongoing projects throughout Asia and Europe, and will provide Silver Spring with an expanded geographic reach for its networked lighting systems. Smart lighting is a big deal in smart city discussions. Public lighting provides safe roads, inviting public areas and enhanced security, but Streetlight.Vision points out that the systems can account for 40% of a city’s electricity bill plus the expense of changing failed bulbs with fleets of employees and vehicles dedicated to the task. The company addresses these issues with a platform that monitors and configures the lighting network through power line or…