Any City Can Be A Connected Smart City If IOT-As-A-Service Model Evolves, Says Qualcomm

Today we live in a world where everything around us is smart -- whether it is smartphones, smart TVs or even smart homes where everything is connected digitally.?

And slowly, we’re progressing to a world where our entire cities are smart, connected on a deeper level.?

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And to further enable this, smartphone chipmaker Qualcomm has announced an IoT Services Suit to offer end-to-end IoT as a Service or IoTaaS solutions for helping to transform smart cities and connected global spaces across the world.?

The suite consists of plug-and-play solutions including the hardware, the silicon that goes inside them as well as software and platform integration. For instance, Infinite Computer Solutions -- a member of Qualcomm Smart Cities Accelerator Program Ecosystem -- offers support for IoT Suite platform layer with its Zyter SmartSpaces Platform. The platform makes use of Qualcomm’s chip-based subsystems to support middleware, data operations cloud services, offer better security and user experience as well as for analytics collective intelligence and AI.?

Building a smart, connected city

With the help of IoT Suite, Qualcomm helps ecosystem members to offer smart applications as a service in a variety of fields. For example, Smart cities and spaces as a service that offers smart lighting, signage and parking solutions.?

Education as a service allows school districts across the US uninterrupted access to ecosystem members, OneScreen and HoverCam to allow smart classrooms with hybrid learning settings.

Construction Management as-a-Service focuses on the safety of workers and digital management of construction sites, collaborating with ecosystem members Everguard and Guardhat.?

Logistics as a service will allow management of logistical chains -- from teams involved to the inventory with Cloudleaf Inc and Tag & Track.?

Healthcare as-a-Service offers direct access to ecosystem members Zyter, LucidAct Health, VeeMed, and Ceiba to allow monitoring of patients remotely as well as tele ICU services.?

Sanjeet Pandit, senior director, business development and global head of Smart Cities, Qualcomm Technologies, said in a statement, “The Qualcomm Smart Cities Accelerator Program was designed for plug-and-play deployment of connected devices to enable the proliferation of smart cities and smart connected spaces.”

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He added, “To directly address the fragmented nature of the IoT industry, our Qualcomm Smart Cities Accelerator Program and Qualcomm IoT Services Suite bridge the gap for IoT service providers and entities looking to quickly deploy smart solutions. We’re confident that our unique ecosystem of innovative program members will continue incorporating emerging IoT partners to accelerate the transformation of city infrastructure and services to help enrich people’s lives.”

Turning any city into a smart city that's connected and secure will ultimately depend on how these IOT platforms evolve in a strong service offering, which is what companies like Qualcomm are trying to do.