Where We Are Heading Covid-19 has underlined how important digital infrastructure is in the modern world. The new normal of working from home will not be possible without teleconferencing as well as cloud storage for document s
and digital publishing. It is clear that fibre connec�ons are an essen�al and cri�cal infrastructure, to be treated as on par with u�li�es such as water and electricity.
Below are some of the cri�cal digital infrastructures that global governments are pu�ng in place in developing a more resilient smart city.
IoT Oriented and Integrated Infrastructures • Secure wireless connec�vity and IoT technology are transforming tradi�onal elements of city life into next-genera�on intelligent pla�orms with expanded capabili�es • Integra�ng solar power and connec�ng to a cloud-based central control system that connects to other ecosystem assets • Smart tools are equipped with sensors monitoring to provide traffic alert, weather and disaster warning and detect free parking spaces via a mobile app
Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) • Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) technologies are well suited to most smart city applica�ons for their cost efficiency and ubiquity • These technologies include LTE Cat M, Narrowband-Internet of Things (NB-IoT), LoRa, Bluetooth and a few others that contribute to the fabric of connected ci�es
New Data Management Capabili�es • The increase of cybersecurity a�acks and data privacy and protec�on regula�ons are accelera�ng cloud services over private networks and storing their encryp�on keys in a cloud-based Hardware Security Mode (HSM) at a loca�on that is separate from where their data resides • An HSM-as-a-Service model allows users to increase the level of control over their data, to strengthen resiliency of opera�ons and to support a hybrid technology architecture • New data processing capabili�es such as mul�party secure computa�on, fully homomorphic encryp�on and secure enclaves will move towards mainstream and will allow enterprises to run their computa�on in a secure manner.
Distributed Infrastructure and Edge Compu�ng • Distributed infrastructure and edge data centres are growing in size and in importance, providing an evolving opportunity • These smaller facili�es typically connect to a larger central centre, or centres, but are situated as close as possible to the popula�on that they are serving • As people increasingly work from home and more commerce and educa�on are conducted from the home, workloads are being pushed further away from the urban core • Similarly, businesses want to make real-�me decision where ac�on is happening. Hence, extending cloud compu�ng to the edge could solve challenges introduced by the highly distributed nature of modern digital business applica�ons
5G • Having more antennas and more fibre connected to them that will result in shorter distances between devices and the network, 5G can drama�cally cut down electromagne�c emissions • It will be be�er for the environment, as less power is used in each antenna site and will provide be�er user experience and more reliable networks
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