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SMART CITIES: ROLE OF TELECOM INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDERS

BY PANKAJ SACHDEVA, TELECOM DIRECTOR, RAMBOLL INDIA

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CONTENT

Smart City infrastructure elements

Telecom requirements for smart cities

Rising to the challenges and solutions

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HALF THE WORLD LIVES IN CITIES

Data Source: United Nations, esa.un.org

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SMART CITY INFRASTRUCTURE ELEMENTS

• Adequate water supply and assured electricity supply

• Sanitation, including solid waste management

• Efficient urban mobility and public transport

• Affordable housing, especially for the poor

• Robust connectivity (Communication and IT) and digitalization

• Good governance and citizen participation

• Sustainable environment

• Safety and security of citizens, health and education

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SMART CITY - SMART SOLUTIONS

Smart Solutions are application of IT & Communication to municipal services and infrastructure to deliver a better citizen experience

• E-Governance and Citizen Services

• Waste Management

• Water Management

• Energy Management

• Urban Mobility

Image Source: The Times of India

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COMPONENTS OF SMART AND LIVEABLE CITIES

Buildings Public realm –

open spaces

Mobility Energy Storm Water

Management and

Blue/green infrastruct

ure planning

Water and wastewate

r infrastruct

ure planning

Pollution control and mitigation

Waste manageme

nt

Telecom

Health, Sustainability and Liveability Appraisals

Smart City Technologies

Holistic City Planning

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CONTENT

Smart City infrastructure elements

Telecom requirements for smart cities

Rising to the challenges and solutions

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TELECOM REQUIREMENTS FOR SMART CITIES

• Requisite infrastructure and equipment

• Shared infrastructure and shared information

• Increase coverage for phones and broadband; coverage gaps to be filled through in-fill sites (small cells, pico/femto cells)

• Create networks for sensors and devices

• Reduce the wire clutter in urban spaces

• Control the maintenance cost and carbon footprint

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CONTENT

Smart City infrastructure elements

Telecom requirements for smart cities

Rising to the challenges and solutions

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RISING TO THE CHALLENGES

• Self-sufficient cell sites

• Tower safety and tower sharing

• Low foot print and maintenance costs

• Rapid deployment solutions

• Renewable energy (Solar/wind turbine)

• Virtual monitoring/control of cell sites

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TOWER/MONOPOLE SOLUTIONS

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FUTURE CONCEPTS

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CAMOUFLAGED SOLUTIONS

• Conducted Electrical Permittivity Test of on various type of materials

• All material used for camouflaging are fire retardant

• Stress analysis is carried out per the required wind speeds

• Installed Pine Tree, Palm Tree, Coconut Tree Monopoles for Clients in India

• Height ranges from 15 to 30 metres

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CAMOUFLAGED NEW SOLUTIONS: CELL SITES

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SHARED INFRASTRUCTURE: TOWER CAPACITY ASSESSMENT

• Effective utilisation

• Revenue loss assessment

• Increased revenue

• Tower safety

• Pro-active readiness for future enhancement

• New concepts including BTS Hotel, Active Sharing

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GLOBAL CLIENTELE

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