Modernizing Traffic Management: How WISP Empowers Cities with Data and Stellar Internet

WISP Solutions is on a mission to radically improve the traffic management at 40,000 intersections by 2030. Today, they are already impacting the lives of over 5 million road users every week.

The Problem: Managing the ever-more complex intersections

Urban intersections have become bottlenecks costing citizens time, creating unnecessary pollution, and overloading city infrastructure. Nobody particularly likes intersections because we expect to wait a long time and go from one red light to another. In more concrete terms, commuters spend hours idling at red lights, while municipalities burn through resources trying to maintain outdated or broken sensors. Meanwhile, there are less and less experts in traffic management systems who can efficiently organize these intersections and the variety of mobility options on the roads has increased the complexity of traffic management with cars, buses, scooters, bikes, pedestrians, trams and the list keeps going. Cities are under pressure to do more with fewer resources, while also delivering on big sustainability goals.

The Solution: Thinking less and relying on data more

WISP Solutions offers a future-ready solution that dynamically adjusts traffic signals using real-time data from connected vehicles. This sort of data is easier and cheaper to gather and extrapolate rather than using the typical vehicle sensors. Their platform continuously optimizes traffic flow, reducing idling and delays while prioritizing vehicles of choice, whether emergency responders or buses and shuttles. Their solution optimizes traffic light systems, reduces congestion, and supports flow of public transportation, all while cutting emissions.

Cities, traffic light managers, and road users all benefit:

🚦 30-35% reduction in cumulative waiting time, and in areas with already really good road management in place an 8% decrease.

💸 Significant cost savings thanks to remote management and optimized traffic flow. Cities can save by avoiding costly sensor repairs or upgrades, and users save on vehicle usage and fuel consumption.

🏅 +2 km/h average increase in shuttle speed during Olympic Games operations.

🌍 8% CO₂ reduction on average, contributing to cleaner air and supporting municipal sustainability goals.

🔌Easy setup thanks to the reliance on connected vehicles rather than extensive sensor hardware and supported by seamless connectivity available no matter where in the world the intersection is.

🧠 Operational relief by simplifying the work of road managers by providing actionable insights relying on fewer human resources.

In Action: Making the Paris Olympics Move Smoother

WISP Solutions is currently actively optimizing traffic on intersections in Spain, France, Italy, and Slovakia. However, one of their most complex deployments was during the Paris Olympics in the summer of 2024. This is one of the busiest times, with some of the biggest intricacies introduced to the road organization, with thousands of people to be transported at all times.

Density of traffic on the road with WISP Solutions (left) and without WISP Solutions (right).

WISP Solutions was tasked with optimizing intersections for Olympic shuttles transporting spectators as well as athletes, and the project had to be deployed in sprint speed, because in under a month. The results were immediate and impressive: shuttle speeds increased by +2 km/h, arrival/departure times proved to be reliable, thus letting the athletes focus on the sport performance rather than on shuttle delays, and general traffic flow remained stable. In an extremely high-stakes, high-traffic environment, WISP Solutions proved that its system could perform under pressure moving large numbers of people efficiently and earning positive feedback from the users of the shuttles, and city traffic managers, so everyone involved.

A Vision for Every City

The ambition of WISP Solutions is global. They are not stopping at single intersections, because the biggest impact will be visible when full networks of intersections are managed with the tools of WISP Solutions. To take an example of a network of 3 intersections in the suburbs of Paris after only 60 days:

⏱️Waiting time was REDUCED by 115 hours

😶🌫️ CO2 emissions were CUT by 618kg

💸 Fuel consumption and vehicle usage costs DECREASED by €2300

Managing single intersections already has a big visible impact, but the exponential benefit of WISP Solutions is clear and we are proud to be part of their expansion story! With projects already active throughout Europe Pierre, Founder of WISP Solutions, said it best; “WISP Solutions will work with every city on this planet because the solution is well advanced and it is a great solution. It is inevitable.” With 40,000 intersections to be improved thanks to WISP Solutions the feat is not small, but with the great ambition of the team and the strength of the solution the sky is the limit. Additionally, as the volume of connected vehicle data grows, so does the accuracy and value of WISP Solutions, putting them years ahead of any new entrants.

Graph illustrating the difference in waiting time at the lights with, and without WISP Solutions.

For WISP Solutions, traffic lights are just the beginning. With their solution they envision a future where real-time data and intelligent systems can transform the way cities manage everything from traffic to charging stations, parking spaces, safety, and beyond. At this point in time, the management of all these resources is split up between different tools, but with all this information centralized imagine the efficiencies that could be created.

Powered by Stellar: Why Connectivity is the Missing Piece

Behind the scenes, Stellar plays a critical role in supporting the technology of WISP Solutions and we are so happy to be supporting them. As WISP Solutions collects data from vehicles and intersections, it relies on fast, stable internet to transmit that data to its servers, where it's analyzed in real time. Stellar’s connectivity solutions enable this process to be smooth and reliable, without the need to analyze which provider has coverage in particular areas. They are all available within Stellar’s offer.

We are thrilled to be supporting WISP Solutions and their promise of rapid deployment and scalability. Whether operating in a bustling capital or a smaller city with limited infrastructure, WISP Solutions can deliver a trusted system that will perform, also thanks to Stellar’s ability to deliver internet where and when it’s needed most.