From cost savings to cleaner air, smart sensors are helping to enhance the most critical parts of any city.
HOW SMART HELPS
Proactive operations
Real-time sensors and data are helping governments and citizens to not only detect problems faster, but even anticipate problems before they arise.
Reduce waste
Smart technologies are allowing cities and conservation-minded businesses to use real-time data to safeguard their resources and their budgets.
Platform for innovation
From streetlamps to municipal buildings, governments are experimenting with new types of smart sensors and new data sets to improve their communities in exciting new ways.
RELEVANT SOLUTIONS
Smart lighting
Smart waste management
Smart water management
Smart building, venue, & campus
WHY YOUR NETWORK MATTERS
Every city is different, but the one thing they share is the need for a secure, reliable underlying infrastructure or network. And for over 8,500 cities across the country, Spectrum is proud to be that network.
Don’t take our word for it. See what Spectrum has done for cities like yours across the US.
FAQ
How does a Smart-Ready network support a smart city?
A robust, ubiquitous network is the brain of a smart city. It must be reliable enough to support vital services and flexible enough to communicate with multiple sensor types. Choosing a partner with network expertise, like Spectrum, will allow you to concentrate on delivering the benefits of smart technology to your citizens and stakeholders, while we focus on the network, protocols, and data transmission.
And if your city is one of the thousands across the country that already has a Spectrum network, it is already Smart Ready.
How can the right infrastructure make a city smarter?
Smart city technology typically involves four layers of infrastructure. Together, they can enable city leaders to significantly improve the way municipalities do business and enhance the quality of life for citizens.
Sensors and sensor-enabled devices that can collect data on everything from energy usage and water management to traffic patterns and parking spots to climate conditions, pollution and critical structures like bridges and power plants.
A robust, ubiquitous network to connect these devices and convey the vast amounts of data they produce.
Analytics software platforms that collect the data, analyze it and produce actionable information.
Interfaces that provide city employees with data that can help improve the efficiency and quality of city services, and that provide citizen users with information they require to conduct their daily business.
How can leaders get started on smart city initiatives?
The best smart city initiatives start small: one neighborhood with one or two straightforward, meaningful goals, like reducing commute times or energy consumption. A success story is the most powerful evidence of smart city potential. To increase the likelihood of success, best practice is to have a dedicated leader or team driving the initiative—many cities achieve this by starting a non-profit innovation district or hiring a chief innovation officer. In the end, it’s the city leaders who understand their people the best; starting a smart city means combining our technology with your insights about your constituents for the benefit of all.
How does a Smart-Ready network support a smart city?
A robust, ubiquitous network is the brain of a smart city. It must be reliable enough to support vital services and flexible enough to communicate with multiple sensor types. Choosing a partner with network expertise, like Spectrum, will allow you to concentrate on delivering the benefits of smart technology to your citizens and stakeholders, while we focus on the network, protocols, and data transmission.
And if your city is one of the thousands across the country that already has a Spectrum network, it is already Smart Ready.
How can leaders get started on smart city initiatives?
The best smart city initiatives start small: one neighborhood with one or two straightforward, meaningful goals, like reducing commute times or energy consumption. A success story is the most powerful evidence of smart city potential. To increase the likelihood of success, best practice is to have a dedicated leader or team driving the initiative—many cities achieve this by starting a non-profit innovation district or hiring a chief innovation officer. In the end, it’s the city leaders who understand their people the best; starting a smart city means combining our technology with your insights about your constituents for the benefit of all.
How can the right infrastructure make a city smarter?
Smart city technology typically involves four layers of infrastructure. Together, they can enable city leaders to significantly improve the way municipalities do business and enhance the quality of life for citizens.
Sensors and sensor-enabled devices that can collect data on everything from energy usage and water management to traffic patterns and parking spots to climate conditions, pollution and critical structures like bridges and power plants.
A robust, ubiquitous network to connect these devices and convey the vast amounts of data they produce.
Analytics software platforms that collect the data, analyze it and produce actionable information.
Interfaces that provide city employees with data that can help improve the efficiency and quality of city services, and that provide citizen users with information they require to conduct their daily business.
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