Iveda Announces $1.5 Million Utilus Smart Pole Deployment in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Enabling A True Smart City Infrastructure [Updated]
January 12 2023 - 10:41AM
Iveda® (NASDAQ:IVDA), the global solution for cloud-based AI video
and sensor technologies, today announced the launch of a $1.5
million project for Utilus Smart Pole technology in Kaohsiung,
Taiwan, equipping the country’s largest harbor city with critical
IoT infrastructure for smart city deployments. Utilus brings Iveda
technology––including video surveillance, AI-based video analytics,
IvedaSPS (smart power system), and IvedaPinpoint (location-based
trackers and smart sensors) ––together in a centralized platform,
which is integrated into existing infrastructure for true smart
city implementations. Utilus’ smart, multi-purpose poles will help
Kaohsiung solve a myriad of urban challenges, from improving
parking and traffic management and charging electric vehicles, to
detecting and notifying officials about street flooding, all
through real-time data and alerts.
Today’s modern cities all have light poles
through which power flows; Iveda’s technology enables local
governments to tap into the existing power to equip cities with
Utilus capabilities. With Iveda Pole Gateway and IvedaSPS, the
system acts as a microgrid, providing power to mission critical
infrastructure as needed. Once light poles are equipped with
Utilus, they are able to communicate with one another, establishing
a network that provides distributed video surveillance with AI
video search technology and remote management of local devices such
as trackers, water and electrical meters, valves, circuit breakers,
and sensors.
“As we dive into 2023, we’re seeing more
municipalities lean into rapid development of AI, Internet of
Things (IoT), and smart city technologies. Automation is the way of
the future and Iveda’s Utilus smart poles add to the foundation of
physical infrastructure necessary to deploy critical smart city
functions,” said David Ly, CEO and founder of Iveda. “Integrating
smart street poles with multiple functional benefits will open
doors for safer and sustainable modern development and construction
of our cities and communities. As the supplier of Utilus, Iveda is
enabling Kaohsiung to be at the forefront of true smart city
innovation, they will be a showcase both nationally and
globally.”
Utilus consists of a smart power management and
wireless mesh communications network with WiFi, 4G, and 5G small
cell capabilities, plus other wireless protocols as required.
Additionally, Utilus includes an energy storage battery system for
continuous operation and backup in the case of multiple power
outages. Kaohsiung’s Utilus smart pole deployment will include:
- At the bottom:
Iveda’s Smart Pole Cabinet which includes power meters from
investor owned utility (IOU) or current power companies, power
distribution panels, fiber distribution box (FDB), small modular
reactor (SMR) which will automatically convert AC to DC for
sensitive electronics, dense wavelength-division multiplexing
(DWDM)/IoT Gateway/PoE Switch support for TSN, Layer 2 and 3 LAN,
and backup battery. The bottom of each Utilus pole will provide
all-in-one management of power and data.
- In the middle: The
city will have the ability to scale as required with the
flexibility to add AI cameras, environmental sensors,
advertising/messaging displays, intelligent/autonomous traffic
sensors, etc.
- At the top: 5G
small cell antennas with IP65 service cabinets.
As cities continue to grapple with the
increasing need for cellular network densification in the form of
5G and future 6G small cells, smart poles are an imminent and
crucial part of smart city evolution. Utilus use cases span from
the reduction of emergency response time and the improvement of
city services, to air quality monitoring and crime and hazard
protection for residents. Smart Poles will also help cities like
Kaohsiung address growing environmental concerns while providing
key monetization opportunities for local municipalities.
Iveda is eager to assist governments around the
globe in setting and adopting standards for smart pole
implementations through direct practical knowledge and first to
market experience. Iveda anticipates replicating these early
successes throughout other major cities around the world,
empowering them on their journeys to become smarter cities.
About Iveda
Solutions®
Iveda (NASDAQ:IVDA) is the provider of global
solutions for cloud-based, video AI search and surveillance
technologies that protects the people, places, and things that
matter the most. Iveda’s technology has the power to provide
instant intelligence to existing infrastructure, enabling cities
and organizations around the world to seamlessly enter the fifth
industrial revolution. Iveda operates at the forefront of digital
transformation of cities across the world, using IoT platforms with
smart sensors and devices developed to aid with use cases
surrounding public safety, security, elderly care, energy
efficiency, and environment preservation. Headquartered in Mesa,
Arizona, with a subsidiary in Taiwan, Iveda is publicly traded
under the ticker symbol “IVDA”.
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