What do you envision when you think of Smart Cities? While flying cars, holographic communication screens, or even teleportation seem far-fetched, the hyper-connectedness of today's world and the Internet of Things (IoT) is making Smart City living a reality.
Huawei, one of the global frontrunners in·providing ICT solutions, is set to focus its efforts towards enabling hyper-connected IoT driven smart cities ' at the upcoming CommunicAsia 2015 happening in Singapore between June 2-5, 2015.
The company sees the following four areas of opportunities where technology and innovation play a key role in the building of smarter cities:
City planning and management with sustainability
With Asia Pacific accounting for nearly half of global greenhouse gas emissions, one of the key areas that the United Nations Environment Programme focuses on is the role of technology in adapting to climate change whilst tackling the issue.
Environmental and economic reasons are key push factors pointing to why non-renewable fuel sources are becoming less viable as options for powering everyday lives ' particularly in the area of transportation. Almost all the energy sourced to power our modes of transportation is non-renewable. Environmental and climate woes aside, security of energy supply is another area of concern as cities develop, driving the shift to smarter transportation alternatives.
As part of building a Smart City, Huawei sees Smart Transportation categorized into the following: Better utilization of existing infrastructure, vehicle reduction and changing the mix of vehicles. Huawei innovates solutions such as smart sensors that are capable of constantly measuring and optimizing vehicle resources to lower current vehicle carbon emissions leading to lower carbon emissions and extending vehicle lifespan and smart traffic diversion which reduce wear and tear of roads.
Reducing the number of vehicles on our roads involves encouraging commuters onto smarter public transport. Finally, the introduction of electric cars and bio-fuel vehicles leverage sustainable energy resources, making active transport modes safer and more accessible.
'Huawei has globally committed to strengthening our energy management and smarter city initiatives. In the transportation sector, Huawei has worked closely with both public and private sector partners in developing innovative solutions that address environmental and climate change issues. Achieving sustainable change in this space isn't trivial but Huawei's diverse portfolio of technology and business solutions are well positioned to help realize greener, smarter transport options,' said Barry Lerner PE, Regional Chief Information Officer, Huawei Solutions Marketing Southern Pacific Region.
