The StarSight system combines solar-powered street lighting and Internet access in a wireless configuration, bypassing conventional power and telephone grids. StarSight provides a more secure secure environment, connectivity for building an emerging economy, and emergency communication and lighting for areas hit by disaster.

• DESIGNER/MANUFACTURER: Kolam Partnership Ltd.
• Malaysia and Indonesia, 2007
• Light, battery, WiFi receiver, solar panel
• DIMENSIONS: Varies on location; U.S. version is 16.5’ high for residential areas; Vietnamese version is at least 19.7’ high
• IN USE IN: Cote d’Ivoire, Republic of Congo, Cameroon