Allied Telesis joins Smart Cities Council

Allied Telesis has become a lead partner in the Smart Cities Council (SCC) - an organisation that advises cities on ways to thrive as their population grows, upgrading ageing infrastructure with innovative technology and solutions.

The SCC envisions a world where digital technology and intelligent design have been harnessed to create smart, sustainable cities with high-quality living and high-quality jobs, promoting liveability, workability and sustainability.

Allied Telesis maintains a long history of helping cities implement their visions of interconnected, smarter operations on a city-wide basis. Using the company’s resilient switching products and sophisticated network monitoring services, cities around the world have deployed IP video cameras and made hospitals and homes smarter and more liveable.

According to Philip Yim, senior vice president, Global R&D Program Management, Allied Telesis, “We are at the start of a revolution, with smart gigabit cities around the globe. Cities that enable people to communicate at gigabit speeds on wireless and wireline networks are well positioned to attract the best and brightest business leaders while enabling economic prosperity. The Internet of Things (IoT) and smart gigabit cities are synonymous, and represent key aspects of any city revitalisation process.”