Building smarter and more sustainable cities require new ways of thinking from cities and city planners. The whole built environment and different city infrastructures are becoming digital and connected. There will be a vast opportunity to build completely new data ecosystems to create new data-driven smart city services. LuxTurrim5G consortium has released two white papers about designing a smart and sustainable city and creating data marketplace for a smart city. The first one answers the common questions that cities now ponder about sustainability and digitalisation and the second one touches upon the different types of data, stakeholders, and enablers and obstacles for the implementation.
The LuxTurrim5G ecosystem and its product offering were proudly showcased at the Expo 2020 Dubai. In March, the LuxTurrim5G ecosystem arranged a VIP event at the Expo to present the ecosystem offering, partners and solutions to a group of ecosystem stakeholders. Finnish innovations gained a lot of attention in Dubai Expo: Finland pavilion actually hit the mark of one million guests before the exhibition closes its doors on 31 March 2022.
The extensive joint development of LuxTurrim5G ecosystem led by Nokia has reached an important milestone, as the current development phase of the smart pole, data platform and related smart city services is successfully completed. The multi-disciplinary consortium of 26 partners has achieved together solid results showcased today in a webinar. The key elements, modular 5G smart poles, already exist as a pre-commercial product family serving the various needs of cities. Several digital services related e.g. to public safety, green last-mile logistics, autonomous transport and healthy living have been piloted and prepared for commercialization. Together with a secured data platform this all provides a holistic solution, the digital backbone for cities, helping them to turn smart and sustainable.
Free webinar by LuxTurrim5G ecosystem on December 16th at 13-15 EET
The extensive R&D phase of the LuxTurrim5G concept on smart poles and related infrastructure, data platform and marketplace and several data-driven services is soon completed and now it is time to look ahead. Join the webinar to learn more about our holistic solutions and offering for smart cities, and highlights of the joint development by several companies and research organisations.
Vaisala is a global leader in weather, environmental, and industrial measurements. Building on 85 years of experience, Vaisala provides observations for a better world, with space-proof technology even exploring Mars and beyond. The data gathered by Vaisala’s measurement instruments are used to power modern modeling tools that provide the necessary information for decision-makers and scientists at the global, national, and city-level in building a sustainable future. The new compact air quality sensor developed in LuxTurrim5G ecosystem collaboration extends the capabilities to gather accurate hyper-local data and utilize for a variety of smart city services.
Digital twin of the LuxTurrim5G smart city pilot environment was completed recently. As a 3D replicate of the real environment, it is an important tool for smart city planning, but much more than that. It allows rich testing of many functionalities of the network and serves well our joint development of various service concepts.
Jaume Benseny has completed his doctoral degree in Network Economics at Aalto University, studying how LuxTurrim5G technologies can enable urban 5G connectivity and related smart city services
An important gateway to the global market will be the Expo 2020 Dubai which will open in October. In the event, the LuxTurrim5G offering and two functional smart poles will be showcased together with Nokia and Tehomet, Orbis, Teleste, Vaisala, Ingagon, L7Drive, Link Design, VTT and Spinverse.
LuxTurrim5G partner in spotlight
Teleste is a global provider of broadband network, video surveillance and passenger information solutions and technologies. Teleste’s solutions bring Gigabit level broadband connectivity and TV services to homes and offices, provide security for people in public places and guide the use of public transport.
LuxTurrim5G partner in spotlight
Smart technology offers new business opportunities and better services to citizens. However, its adoption in the urban environment involves legal balancing, since no relevant case law yet exists. The purpose and goal of the legal research in the project is to ensure the legal, safe and appropriate use of data in new business models, taking into account regulation related to data protection, telecommunications and other fields. The project studies and analyses regulation under national and EU law, as well as the established practice of courts, competition authorities and data protection authorities.
The collaboration within the Nokia-driven LuxTurrim5G ecosystem has progressed nicely despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The extensive company consortium developing a digital backbone for the Smart City has now reached an important milestone when its key element, 5G smart pole, has progressed from development stage into pre-commercial product. It is in fact a product family of smart poles, which can meet the various needs of cities. The modular structure allows for poles in different sizes, integration of various devices and implementation of required digital services based on usage and surrounding area. The ecosystem partners are currently working on finalising the collaboration model to bring the product to markets.
LuxTurrim5G partner in spotlight
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is one of Europe’s leading research institutes owned by the Finnish state with the task to advance the utilisation and commercialisation of research and technology in commerce and society. Through scientific and technological means, VTT turns large global challenges into sustainable growth for businesses and society. VTT’s research is guided by the goals of climate action, resource sufficiency, good life, safety and security, and industrial renewal. LuxTurrim5G Ecosystem research touches all of the aforementioned themes. VTT’s research and development focus is especially on 5G telecommunication systems and networks as well as positioning solutions.
LuxTurrim5G partner in spotlight
Vaisala’s precise weather and environmental data as well as accurate air quality solutions give smart cities real-time insights to improve quality of life. Vaisala’s state-of-the-art air quality monitoring sensors, digital street services, and efficient weather modeling for drone transport help drive quick decision-making. This type of informational advantage gives smart cities the real-time situational awareness needed to improve people’s quality of life and optimize various operations in cities.
LuxTurrim5G partner in spotlight
Agora Networks Oy is a company whose goal is to revolutionize the “last mile” of local logistics with a completely new type of intelligent parcel delivery kiosk and business model. The Agora 24/7 parcel delivery kiosk is a new piece of smart urban furniture which is combined with outdoor advertising, air quality measurement and, for example, a local area network base station.
The two-hour webinar titled “Building the digital backbone for smart and sustainable cities” presented recent achievements and plans of the LuxTurrim5G ecosystem, brought new insights for smart city development by key experts from Nokia and Vaisala, and highlighted selected ongoing service pilots regarding autonomous driving, sustainable logistics, energy efficiency, public safety and situational awareness.
LuxTurrim5G ecosystem projects are proceeding on a wide front. The new version of a modular smart pole came just out from the factory and several different service pilots are being done during the Spring. The smart city pilot environment around Nokia Campus got also new visual outlook just recently with 9 info signs mounted to give basic information on the project to visitors, including also data privacy. In addition, a digital twin built of the pilot area gives us a lot of new opportunities for the service development and urban planning.
Part of LuxTurrim5G work is to look beyond the current city infrastructure and see what the future smart cities could look like and how could smartness be embedded to common city structures like bus stops, benches, or bike racks. Aalto Design Factory (ADF) started their work to understand the future needs of the citizens and converting those needs to concrete designs, concepts and products which were showcased on a public Smart Urban Furniture Virtual Exhibition event on Dec 16th.
LuxTurrim5G partner in spotlight
Aalto university is known as a community where science and art meet technology and business. In the joint research and development activities of the LuxTurrim5G ecosystem all those elements are in active use. Several research groups from Aalto contribute the joint development in their expert areas such as radio technology, thermal management, design of the smart poles and smart urban furniture and business models.
LuxTurrim5G Ecosystem Linked Company in spotlight
L7 Drive Ltd. is a clean technology company designing and engineering leading edge smart energy subsystem technologies. Their Internet of Energy expertise in power electronics optimization, through the application of proprietary control & gateway technology, enables new levels of performance without sacrificing safety, reliability and cost that the industry demands.
LuxTurrim5G partner in spotlight
Rumble Tools was founded in 2016 and is based in Imatra, Finland. Rumble Tools aims to create a fully autonomous drone system comprising of custom drone with tailored payload and peripherals as well as a docking station that charges the drone and handles data collection and distribution. Rumble Tools has already deployed drone systems to multiple sites, ranging from industrial site surveillance to border control.
A company consortium led by Nokia is targeting the global smart city markets, worth tens of billions of euros. The LuxTurrim5G ecosystem has just completed a one-of-a-kind piloting environment that boosts the development of new data-driven services for cities both in Finland and abroad. It covers the route from Nokia HQ Campus in Espoo, Finland, to the near-by Kera railway station. Comprising of 19 smart poles with the latest 5G technology and altogether 250 interconnected devices it brings super-fast connectivity and extensive sensor network available for practical piloting of digital smart city services.
LuxTurrim5G partner in spotlight
Premix is an innovative manufacturer of functional plastic materials. Their tailored material solutions control static electricity and enable fast wireless data transfer in various industries such as automotive, electronics, diagnostics, healthcare & wellbeing and wireless communication. In LuxTurrim5G, Premix focuses on developing new antenna cover materials to enable higher efficiency in 5G base stations.
LuxTurrim5G partner in spotlight
The Finnish family-owned Orbis Oy has been at the forefront of technology development trends since 1949. Today, the company is developing solutions for the digital society for next-generation mobile networks as well as smart cities. Orbis Oy is responsible for the cabling, connections and assembly of the LuxTurrim5G smart poles, which means active spring for the Orbis crew.
LuxTurrim5G partner in spotlight
Tehomet is the largest manufacturer of custom steel and wooden light poles in the Nordics. The latest LuxTurrim5G smart poles, manufactured in Kangasniemi Finland, are currently prepared to be installed in Kera, Espoo as part of the LuxTurrim5G test network.
LuxTurrim5G partners at BBC live podcast series “People fixing the world”
Listen the special reportage by BBC on new innovations in Public transport and hear about the fresh developments of LuxTurrim5G ecosystem through examples by Sensible 4 and Teleste enabling new services for smooth transport and public safety.
The 5G innovation competition arranged by Traficom was looking for a 5G innovator whose solution either provides an entirely new kind of service or adds significant value to an existing product or service. LuxTurrim5G got an award for making 5G visible nationally and/or internationally and been demonstrating considerable creativity in 5G development.
LuxTurrim5G partner in spotlight
Sensible 4’s software makes self-driving vehicles of all types operate smoothly and safely in changing conditions. The company has developed a unique LiDAR-based software built with state-of-the-art sensor fusion technology which makes self-driving cars operate safely in all weather conditions. Integrated as an operation system for the GACHA self-driving electric shuttle bus designed by Muji, Japan, this has been seen as a promising solution for the autonomous vehicles market. In the LuxTurrim5G ecosystem the GACHA robot bus is a key element both for studies to utilize the 5G connectivity for remote driving and acting as a moving sensor platform gathering data.
The latest news of LuxTurrim5G smart pole were discussed and showcased at the “Sähkö Valo Tele AV” exhibition in Jyväskylä last week. The event known as “Sähkömessut” gathered together about 13 000 participants interested in lighting, electric, telecom and audiovisual technologies. Tehomet showcased at their booth the exhibition version of the latest LuxTurrim5G smart pole design. This 4 m tall smart pole built for the exhibition include 5G radio, video camera and weather sensor.
On Thursday 12th December the first one of the 15 LuxTurrim5G smart poles planned to the route from Nokia headquarters at Karaportti to Kera railway station was installed.
This week is busy for the LuxTurrim5G ecosystem partners. We are participating several major events regarding 5G and smart cities simultaneously. A key event is the Smart City Expo World Congress 2019 (Barcelona, Nov. 19-21), where Nokia together with City of Espoo will highlight ‘city as a platform’ concept and showcase our sustainable solutions for smart cities. Join us at the NOKIA Booth (#B249) to learn more about the LuxTurrim5G ecosystem and how our smart-pole-based solutions provide the digital backbone for a smart city enabling novel data driven services.