DALLAS, March 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* Smart
Cities momentum continues with the launch of the DIA Smart Cities
Living Lab powered by AT&T (Living Lab). The Living Lab is a
multi-phased smart cities project in Dallas. The project is spearheaded by the
Dallas Innovation Alliance (DIA) in collaboration with AT&T and
other technology leaders in the public and private sector.
AT&T, a Foundational Partner for the DIA, used its smart cities
framework to help the City of
Dallas develop and apply a holistic strategy to address some
of its most significant challenges. Dallas is among the eight cities participating
in the AT&T Smart Cities spotlight cities initiative.
For the past year, AT&T has worked with the DIA and the
City of Dallas to bring together
some of the largest and most innovative IoT solution providers in
the world. Dallas is now one of
the first U.S. cities to have an active living laboratory to
showcase smart cities technology.
"We applaud the Dallas Innovation Alliance for their commitment
to advance transformative change in Dallas through the use of smart cities
technology," said Mike Zeto, general
manager, AT&T Smart Cities. "Smart cities solutions have the
potential to address many problems in a city, including
infrastructure, safety and environmental. Having a holistic
strategy is key. You must also assemble the right technology
solutions and solution providers to address the current and future
needs of the city. We're lending our time, resources and support to
help Dallas and the DIA bring
their smart cities vision to life."
Dallas is the fourth most
populous metropolitan area in the U.S. It is also the fourth
largest employment center in the nation. These factors helped
create an environment challenged to maintain the lifestyle and
opportunities that originally drew residents to the city.
The City of Dallas and the DIA
share a strategic vision to use the Living Lab pilot as a way to
measure and evaluate the social and environmental impact of smart
cities solutions. After months of planning, the first phase of the
Living Lab project is now officially underway, setting Dallas on the path of becoming a more
connected, sustainable city.
"Today, technology impacts every aspect of our lives. Being a
smart city is not just about offering the latest products. It is
about solving peoples' problems through innovation and strategic
planning," said Dallas Mayor
Mike Rawlings. "The Dallas
Innovation Alliance has provided a great platform to bring together
entities across the city, partner with citizens and drive efforts
to create a smart city environment for the benefit of
Dallasites."
"We could not be more thrilled to launch the first phase of the
DIA Smart Cities Living Lab in Dallas' historic West End," commented
Jennifer Sanders, Executive
Director, Dallas Innovation Alliance. "This effort is the
culmination of the hard work and dedication of our partners across
the City of Dallas, civic,
academic, corporate partners and the community. We are particularly
grateful for the support and leadership of AT&T in making this
vision a reality for Dallas. This
is just the beginning; we look forward to deploying additional
solutions in the DIA Smart Cities Living Lab this year, and rapidly
expanding to other parts of the city."
AT&T is providing secure, reliable connectivity for all the
solutions featured in the Living Lab. The solutions include:
Intelligent LED Lighting: LED street lights are one way
cities can reduce carbon emissions. Through a separate
collaboration with Current powered by GE, the Living Lab footprint
is brighter and more energy-efficient. Many of the street lights
within the Living Lab have now been converted to LED. The new LED
street lights are also on intelligent controls for remote
adjustments and outage tracking. LED street lights are energy
efficient and can help reduce carbon emissions.
Interactive Digital WayPoint: To foster citizen
engagement and access to city services, the Living Lab now houses
an interactive digital WayPoint kiosk provided by CIVIQ
Smartscapes. CIVIQ's hardware—a beautiful, interactive public
WayPoint is supported by integrated software and a highly secured
virtual private network, designed to help residents and visitors
find their way around the city—for events, shopping and points of
interest. Citizens can also access up-to-date information on public
transit options, schedules and routes, enabling them to explore the
city more efficiently. The WayPoint kiosk also offers free USB
charging ports and access to City of
Dallas non-emergency services. CIVIQ's collaboration with
AT&T and the DIA shines a light on Dallas' intelligent urban infrastructure
plan. CIVIQ's people-centered technology is a great model for
cities to increase citizen engagement and inclusion. From our work
with other cities, CIVIQ sees the increased engagement improving
the quality of life for all.
Environmental Sensors: Ericsson has deployed an
environmental sensor solution within the Living Lab footprint. The
solution measures four different types of pollutants as well as
temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure and particulates
(allergen levels). Additionally, Ericsson will provide the DIA the
ability to monitor environmental data via a web application that is
powered by the Ericsson AppIoT Platform. Environmental monitoring
requires analyzing high volumes of time-coded data that is
generated by numerous sources. It is important to have a highly
secure platform that can ingest the data, apply common logic, and
then make this data available to the City, the developer community,
and all local stakeholders.
Phase 2 of the Living Lab is expected to launch later this year.
During the second phase, the DIA and AT&T expect to
evaluate additional deployments of other smart cities solutions, as
well as make enhancements to current services.
To learn more about the West End Living Lab project, visit
dallasinnovationalliance.com.
To learn more about AT&T Smart Cities and how AT&T is
building a better tomorrow, visit att.com/smartcities and
att.com/csr.
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About the Dallas Innovation Alliance
The Dallas Innovation Alliance (DIA) is a public-private
partnership dedicated to the design and execution of a smart cities
plan for the City of Dallas,
leveraging social and technological infrastructures to accelerate
sustainable economic growth, resource efficiency, and importantly,
improve the quality of life for its citizens. DIA's overarching
goal is to elevate Dallas as a
city that is not only prepared for, but a driving force in shaping,
the future of cities, and providing opportunities for prosperity
for its citizens. Its mission is to develop a scalable smart cities
model for the City of Dallas that
leverages the region's distinctive strengths and leaves a legacy of
innovation, sustainability and collaboration for future
generations. DIA support is led by Foundational Partner AT&T,
Pivotal Partner Cisco, Lead Partner Current, Powered by GE,
Partners AECOM and Universal Mind, and Lead Community Partner
United Way of Metropolitan Dallas. Partners of the Dallas
Innovation Alliance include: City of
Dallas, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), Dallas Convention
and Visitors Bureau, Dallas Entrepreneur Center (DEC), Dallas
Regional Chamber, Dallas 2030
District, Downtown Dallas Inc., The Real Estate Council (TREC),
Texas Research Alliance, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, CIVIQ
Streetscapes, Deloitte, Ericsson, IBM, Microsoft, Schneider
Electric, Xerox, and World Wide Technology. For more information,
please visit www.DallasInnovationAlliance.com.
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