This document discusses how internet of things (IoT) technologies and cloud computing can help make cities smarter. It explores what characteristics define a smart city, including political leadership, efficient resource planning, integrated systems, ICT readiness, and citizen engagement. The document also examines smart city aspirations like engagement, quality of life, jobs, and sustainability. It argues that achieving these goals requires data-driven services, real-time optimization, gradual integration of systems and data flows, and long-term coordinated policymaking. The role of connectivity like cellular networks, Wi-Fi networks, and non-cellular networks in powering IoT devices is also assessed.

1. IoT and Cloud
For a smarter and faster city
Karim ElDessouky
Cloud Services Group (CSG) and Automation Consultants

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COMPETITIVE CITIES
• What makes a city smart(er)?
• What aspirations are driving smartness?
• What must be in place to achieve these goals?
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Smart(er) cities
30.0 %
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Songdo, SK
Masdar, UAE
Stockholm, Sw
London, UK
What makes a city smart(er)?
Political leadership
Efficient resource planning
Integrated systems
ICT ‘readiness’
Citizen engagement
What makes a city smart(er)?
Political leadership
Efficient resource planning
Integrated systems
ICT ‘readiness’
Citizen engagement
Levasa, India
Barcelona,
Sp
Amsterdam, Ne
Paris, Fr
Paredes,
Pt
Charlotte, NC
Portland, OR Turin, It
Rio, Brazil
Oulu, Finland
Ability to rise to its challenges
Applicability to other cities
Ability to rise to its challenges
Applicability to other cities
Singapore
Tokyo, JP

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Smart city aspirations
Engagement
Quality of life
Engagement
Quality of life
Jobs
Advancement
Affordable housing
Jobs
Advancement
Affordable housing
Work force
Cost-effective
facilities
Low-friction
investment
Work force
Cost-effective
facilities
Low-friction
investment
Growth
opportunities
Predictability
Growth
opportunities
Predictability
Rise to meet challenges
Urbanization
Limited resources
Legacy and constrained systems
Rise to meet challenges
Urbanization
Limited resources
Legacy and constrained systems
Provide efficient services
Transportation, power, water,
communications, education, security,
health, urban planning, welfare, waste
management ...
Provide efficient services
Transportation, power, water,
communications, education, security,
health, urban planning, welfare, waste
management ...
Sustainable competitive advantage
Against global, regional, national rivals
Attract investment, jobs
Sustainable competitive advantage
Against global, regional, national rivals
Attract investment, jobs

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How to achieve aspirations?
Data flows drive services
Real-time resource optimization
Event-driven learning and improvement
Historical analysis and decision support
Gradual linking up of systems and data flows
Data flows drive services
Real-time resource optimization
Event-driven learning and improvement
Historical analysis and decision support
Gradual linking up of systems and data flows
Long-view leadership
Coordinated local and national policy
across agencies, operational levels,
geographies, constituencies
Beyond immediate electoral time frame
Long-view leadership
Coordinated local and national policy
across agencies, operational levels,
geographies, constituencies
Beyond immediate electoral time frame
Sustainable profitability
Who pays?
Who owns data?
What is acceptable margin/markup?
Who provides what?
Who is liable, and for what?
Sustainable profitability
Who pays?
Who owns data?
What is acceptable margin/markup?
Who provides what?
Who is liable, and for what?
Ubiquitous coverage
Public cellular, public and private
fixed/WLAN, mesh, Wi-Fi, industrial,
professional radio, low-power mesh,
licensed/unlicensed
Ubiquitous coverage
Public cellular, public and private
fixed/WLAN, mesh, Wi-Fi, industrial,
professional radio, low-power mesh,
licensed/unlicensed

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COMMERCIALIZING
CITY NETWORKS
• What is the value of connectivity?
• What services are required?
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Source: Mic-O-Data
Cellular IoT:
•Vodafone Global Enterprise – IoT bins
• 6,000 recycling bins fitted with RFID access and SIM
• Customer is Dutch IoT MVNO Mic-O-Data
• Bin signals once per day if full or open
• Saves contractor unnecessary collection journeys
• Enables city to charge for refuse collection
In general:
Single IoT connections are low impact with extremely low ARPU
MVNO role to ensure scale and low cost of customer acquisition for MNO
Cities may favour per-resident over per-transaction fee, for predictability

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Non-cellular:
•M2o City
• Joint venture of Orange Business Services and Veolia Water
• Design-build-manage service for city authorities
• Water metering, environmental and building monitoring
• ISM network with low-power sensors
• Orange provides IoT service-management platform
• Initially in France, Europe, later Middle East
•Reduce “nonrevenue” water, energy usage, pollution
Full-service delivery model, design-build-manage
Higher-value service, capitalizes on strong verticals partner in Veolia

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Source: Informa Telecoms & Media
Wi-Fi hotspots can be used to connect a variety of objects, and vice versa
Indoor/outdoor: Vending machines, traffic
lights, meters, CCTV, ticket machines, lights
Source: Asahi Soft Drinks
IoT over Wi-Fi

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• Local authorities want to provide services to
residents and visitors
• Platform for local business advertising
• MNOs need wholesale WiFi data offload
• Street furniture is suddenly valuable “space”
• Local authorities own the site asset
(lampposts, bus shelters)
• Media owners have long-term leases
(JCDecaux, Clear Channel)
•Banks looking to invest
•O2, Virgin Media Business both active in UK
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Resurgence of City Wi-Fi
Broadband station in Paris, designed
by Mathieu Lehanneur for JCDecaux.
Photo:FelipeRibon

11. IoT Architecture
IoT Multi-tenant Applications
SaaS Management Layer
IoT Platform
Capillar
Networks Capillar
Networks
Capillar
Networks
Network
DEVICES DEVICES

12. • Video Surveillance (CCTV) as a Service
• IP-Cameras based
• No more DVR or NVR
• Cloud Storage (Surveillance Cloud)
• Camera-brand-FREE
• Access Control as a Service
• Door-Lock/Unlock by smart devices
• Remote Access and Control
• Ease of Integration with BMS

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CONCLUSIONS
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City network trends
• Multitude of bearers; cellular is just one of many
• Networks will carry multiple services for multiple customers
• Communications providers will look to provide more than connectivity
• New domains, such as data management => race to become de facto standards
• Signs that cities are resisting big single-vendor IT projects
• Encouraging vendors to form consortiums before approaching the cities

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Fragmentation of demand-side city functions and services
• Single platform not feasible in most cities, holds back scale and innovation
• Legacy systems and ways of working also slow pace of change
• Need fewer standards and protocols
• Open data: Rules of engagement yet to be defined
• From pilots to scale: Sports/event stadium can be good proving ground
• Define new business models: What is efficient urban lighting “worth” to the city?
Challenges remain

16. Karim ElDessouky
Commercial Manager
Cloud Services Group and
Automation Consultants
Karim.eldessouky@csg-mea.com
01124444268
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