IBM Case Studies Cloud-based service brings innovation-driven economic development and efficiency to smaller cities

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Cloud-based service brings innovation-driven economic development and efficiency to smaller cities

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Technology Category	Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Storage Services Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Connectivity Platforms
Applicable Industries	Cities & Municipalities Telecommunications
Applicable Functions	Business Operation
Use Cases	Remote Asset Management Smart City Operations
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services System Integration
Challenge	Attracting and harnessing the energy of innovation — especially in cities — is imperative for economic growth and development. Building the connected ecosystems required to jump-start digital innovation can mean major up-front costs, which is why smaller cities have had a harder time making the business case. Vodafone Spain sought to rewrite that formula by creating a new line of business offering smarter cities services to smaller cities. Read More
About Customer	Based in Madrid, Spain, Vodafone España S.A.U. (Vodafone Spain) offers mobile communications services in 26 countries. The company, a unit of UK-based Vodafone Group plc, has 206 million customers. Vodafone Spain sought to rewrite the formula for attracting and harnessing the energy of innovation in cities, especially smaller ones, by creating a new line of business offering smarter cities services. Read More
Solution	Vodafone Spain created a low-cost, cloud-based service offering that empowers cities to gather real-time data from remote sensors, make efficient, fact-based decisions and engage citizens at a deeper and more personal level through mobile technology. By creating a repeatable, pay-as-you-go service model that cities can deploy incrementally, Vodafone Spain is helping lay the foundation for big-time efficiency and innovation in Spain’s smaller cities. The solution components include IBM InfoSphere Information Server, IBM Intelligent Operations Center, IBM MobileFirst Platform, IBM Maximo for Transportation, IBM Cloud Orchestrator, IBM Infrastructure Suite for z/VM and Linux, IBM zEnterprise BC12, IBM Storwize V7000, IBM TS3100 Tape Library Express, IBM Systems Lab Services and Training, and IBM Software Services. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Storage Services

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Connectivity Platforms

Applicable Industries

Cities & Municipalities

Telecommunications

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Use Cases

Remote Asset Management

Smart City Operations

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

System Integration

Challenge

Attracting and harnessing the energy of innovation — especially in cities — is imperative for economic growth and development. Building the connected ecosystems required to jump-start digital innovation can mean major up-front costs, which is why smaller cities have had a harder time making the business case. Vodafone Spain sought to rewrite that formula by creating a new line of business offering smarter cities services to smaller cities.

About Customer

Based in Madrid, Spain, Vodafone España S.A.U. (Vodafone Spain) offers mobile communications services in 26 countries. The company, a unit of UK-based Vodafone Group plc, has 206 million customers. Vodafone Spain sought to rewrite the formula for attracting and harnessing the energy of innovation in cities, especially smaller ones, by creating a new line of business offering smarter cities services.

Solution

Vodafone Spain created a low-cost, cloud-based service offering that empowers cities to gather real-time data from remote sensors, make efficient, fact-based decisions and engage citizens at a deeper and more personal level through mobile technology. By creating a repeatable, pay-as-you-go service model that cities can deploy incrementally, Vodafone Spain is helping lay the foundation for big-time efficiency and innovation in Spain’s smaller cities. The solution components include IBM InfoSphere Information Server, IBM Intelligent Operations Center, IBM MobileFirst Platform, IBM Maximo for Transportation, IBM Cloud Orchestrator, IBM Infrastructure Suite for z/VM and Linux, IBM zEnterprise BC12, IBM Storwize V7000, IBM TS3100 Tape Library Express, IBM Systems Lab Services and Training, and IBM Software Services.

Impact #1	As a cloud-based infrastructure, the solution reduces the cost for small cities to implement connected-city programs.
Impact #2	The solution is configured as a repeatable managed service, creating a new revenue stream for Vodafone Spain.
Impact #3	The solution promotes intensified digital innovation activity, leading to accelerated economic development and more efficient municipal services.

Impact #1

As a cloud-based infrastructure, the solution reduces the cost for small cities to implement connected-city programs.

Impact #2

The solution is configured as a repeatable managed service, creating a new revenue stream for Vodafone Spain.

Impact #3

The solution promotes intensified digital innovation activity, leading to accelerated economic development and more efficient municipal services.

Benefit #1	The solution reduces the cost for small cities to implement connected-city programs by more than 90 percent as compared to traditional smarter cities programs.

Benefit #1

The solution reduces the cost for small cities to implement connected-city programs by more than 90 percent as compared to traditional smarter cities programs.

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Cloud-based service brings innovation-driven economic development and efficiency to smaller cities

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