How the evolution of

mobile connectivity will

support Sustainable

Smart Cities

Barbara Pareglio

GSMA Connected Living Programme

November 2016

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Smart Cities: Benefits & Opportunities

Economic growth Quality of life Sustainability

BENEFITS

Source: Machina Research

Many cities were built on infrastructure that was designed for a

population far smaller and far less active than they have today.

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Smart Cities: Challenges

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Smart City Applications

City services can be linked by

common infrastructure, data

sets and technologies. Mobile

operators are able to focus on

the infrastructure needed to

deliver the whole, or focus on

individual services to ensure

smart cities roll out in the

required way.

• licenced spectrum, with several capabilities including low power wide area technologies

Optimised communications networks

•Embedded SIM & remote provisioningRemote asset management

• In-depth local planningLocal service development and deployments

•Managing huge data volumes daily

• Strong privacy guidelinesBig data management

•GSMA guidelines ensure complianceRobust security

• Strong and secure authentication (SIM)

•Mobile Connect secure authenticationService & citizen authentication and identification

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What Mobile Operator can provide

How does GSMA help

Mobile IoT

Accelerate availability of

standard LPWA solutions

in licensed spectrum

(EC-GSM-IoT, LTE M,

NB-IoT)

Remote SIM

Provisioning

Allow for an increase of

connected services and

lower cost of connected

products

IoT Business Enablers

Enable operators to capture the

Internet of Things opportunity, by

fostering relevant, flexible and

technology-neutral policies and

regulation

IoT Security

Help IoT Ecosystem

providers to protect

themselves from

cybersecurity threats

(Guidelines)

IoT Big Data

Harmonised data sets from

multiple sources available

to developers and third

parties through common

APIs.

Mobile Connect

Mobile Connect is a

convenient and secure

universal log-in solution

with privacy protection.

Key BenefitsKey FeaturesChoice of

Technologies

Mobile IoT: 3GPP standard technology for LPWA

Mobile IoT refers to 3GPP

standardized secure

operator managed IoT Networks,

in particular low power wide area

network

Low Cost Module

Better Coverage

Long Battery Life

Low data needs

2-ways

communication

3GPP Standards

Global Coverage

Secure

Scalable

LTE M

NB-IoT

EC-GSM-IoT

Healthy ecosystem• infrastructure vendors: Ericsson,

Huawei, Nokia, Samsung, ZTE

• Chipset: Intel, Qualcomm, Sequans,

Altair Semiconductors, HiSilicon,

Neul, Mediatek.

• Module: Gemalto, Sierra Wireless,

Quectel, telit, u-blox, WNC

11 Mobile IoT Pilot Showcases at MWC 2017 Commercial availability in 2017

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GSMA Case Studies & Reports Reports:

Transport System:

http://www.gsma.com/connectedliving/mobilizing-

intelligent-transport-systems-report/

Crowd Management:

http://www.gsma.com/connectedliving/gsma-smart-cities-

guide-crowd-management/

Water Management:

http://www.gsma.com/connectedliving/gsma-smart-cities-

guide-water-management/

Case Studies:

Transport: Shanghai Smart Parking

Environment: Tainan Flood Control, Atlanta

Chattahoochee River

Utilities: Las Vegas Leakage Detection

Safety: Sagrada Familia Barcelona

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Transport: Shanghai Smart Parking

NB-IoT Pilot with China Unicom

Covering 300 spaces in Shanghai International Tourism & Resorts Zone parking lot

Linked to Smart Parking app and control centre, offering end-to-end service

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Environmental

Tainan is the cultural capital of Taiwan

and a large tourist destination.

The city sits in a zone prone to

typhoons, and suffers from regular

flooding

Tainan has been working with local

operator Far EasTone to put new

flood control measures in place.

New flood control centre, 4G

connected pumping stations, flood

monitoring and distributed back-up

The river supplies 70% of Atlanta’s

population with drinking water

The Chattahoochee River Keeper takes

regular samples to ensure the river water

is safe for human contact

AT&T and Ericsson have developed low

cost LTE CAT1 IoT sensors to measure

water quality

LTE CAT1 based sensors offer long

battery life and an increased sampling

rate, meaning improved safety standards

Tainan Flood Control Atlanta Chattahoochee River

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Utilities: Las Vegas Leakage Detection

Las Vegas Valley Water District supplies

7.5m gallons water per day to the city

Aging infrastructure installed in the 50s

and 60s is prone to leakage

Small leaks eventually create sinkholes,

which costs the city millions of dollars

Critical pipelines are now monitored by

permanent acoustic sensors, searching

for leaks

AT&T provide data analysis and local

communications technology

Leaks are detected faster and can be

fixed before major problems occur

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Safety: Sagrada Familia Barcelona

Sagrada Familia is Barcelona’s most

popular tourist attraction

It attracts over 3,000,000 visitors per

year

Barcelona is turning itself into a

‘Smart Tourist Destination’

The city is looking at how IoT, Big

Data solutions, and mobile solutions

for travellers can help them manage

the volume of visitors they receive

whilst providing a good experience.

1. Mobile operators have a long track record of building

and supporting commercially viable, scalable

services for a wide variety of consumers and vertical

markets.

2. Mobile operators are often already engaged with

local and national governments.

3. Mobile operators can help city leader understand the

technical capabilities and help build a realistic set of

objectives, programmes and KPIs.

4. Mobile operators understands that the success of

smart cities services is reliant on the use of

standards.

5. Mobile operators are able to work with smart cities

for stimulating innovation in the wider ecosystem, for

example, through start-up and developer

programmes.

6. Mobile operators already have a relation with the

citizens and the penetration of mobile is significantly

high in cities.

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Conclusion: How Mobile Operators enable Smart

Cities

Thank you

http://www.gsma.com/connectedliving/

smartcities@gsma.com

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GSMA Resources

Mobile IoTIoT Big Data

Remote SIM Provisioning

IoT Security & Connection Efficiency GuidelinesPolicy & Regulation

Smart Cities

Mobile Connect

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Glomo awards

The GSMA’s Global Mobile (Glomo) Awards are the mobile industry’s longest

established awards platform and highlight the greatest achievements and innovations

across the mobile industry over the past year.

New for 2017 is a dedicated Smart Cities Award, highlighting mobile innovation in

existing smart cities.

• Deadline for Entries: 23rd November 2016

• Shortlist Announced: Late January 2017

• Presentation to the Winners: during Mobile World Congress 2017

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