Published on 05/30/2017 | Technology
The stakes are high for today’s cities. To attract new business and a skilled workforce, cities must be able to deliver competitive advantage and community value. In order to achieve both – and satisfy the needs of an increasingly demanding 21st century society – cities worldwide are looking to modernize their infrastructures. Realizing they must act now, cities are turning to continuously connected services to grow economic advantages and strengthen their communities. Community leaders have learned that to build connected cities they require secure, reliable communications and that winning approaches:
» Lead with the network rst
» Build on industry-wide, open standards
» Support multiple applications and rich information services
Connected cities encompass a full spectrum of city systems, including transportation, energy, water, health and safety, environmental sustainability and building management. The associated applications and citizen services must seamlessly integrate together – enabling the sharing of information from all network devices – in order to maximize community value and return on investment (ROI).
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