The news is that lighting systems such as these will eventually be everywhere outside of your home watching and listening to everything and recording it, with the data being sent to those in authority. I bet they are already looking into how this can be inserted into the light bulbs for your home.
LED streetlights are the coming thing. The town I live in put them in last year. They are brighter, use less electricity, and don’t have to be changed as often as the previous lights. Payback period through lowered cost of electricity is 4 years - not to mention the lowered maintenance.
Overall, a big win for the city through improved technology.