Rogers launches expanded suite of smart city and IoT solutions

Nigel Wallis, research vice president, IoT and industries, IDC, said its studies indicate that the fiscal, environmental, and social challenges faced by cities will continue to be a destabilising influence, “increasing the importance of expanding and strengthening new digital capabilities”.

He added: “The use of smart, connected IoT solutions such as connected sensors for monitoring vehicle and pedestrian traffic or water leak detection, helps communities to make better decisions faster, improves civic sustainability, and better serves local citizens.”

New solutions in the portfolio that will be powered by the Rogers network include:

• smart water management: working with Ayyeka to leverage real-time alerts on water and wastewater infrastructure to monitor water levels, maximise water quality, and improve response time
• smart parking: working with Cleverciti to deliver an AI-powered parking guidance solution that cuts traffic congestion and emissions, supports local business growth, and boosts parking revenues
• smart traffic: working with NoTraffic to digitise urban intersections through an autonomous traffic management platform, to improve safety and traffic efficiency for all road users
• mixed fleet management: working with Titan GPS to efficiently manage service vehicles, winter fleets and heavy equipment with solutions that minimise fuel usage, provide engine diagnostics and route efficiency
• transit fleet management: working with ISR Transit to help transit fleets run more safely and efficiently by optimising routes, reducing trips, and provide precise ETAs to encourage more people to use public transit.
• smart buildings: working with partners including IES Ventures on an indoor air quality monitoring and purification solution; Caliber Communications on smart security; Metro Technology on smart washrooms; Corum Digital Corporation on digital signage; and Eddy Solutions on water leak detection.