Combining Bell's 5G network and Internet of Things leadership
with Esri's real-time analytics and location intelligence
capabilities
MONTRÉAL, Nov. 2, 2021 /CNW
Telbec/ - Bell today announced an agreement with Esri Canada, the
nation's leading geographic information system (GIS) provider, to
create the Bell Integrated Smart City Ecosystem. This integrated
solution will combine Bell's award-winning 5G network and Internet
of Things (IoT) solutions with Esri's real-time analytics and
location intelligence capabilities to help cities of all sizes
across Canada become connected communities, empowering them to
realize their smart city ambitions.
"We're proud to partner with Esri Canada to deliver this
enhanced and comprehensive solution for municipal operations
management to governments across Canada," said Jeremy Wubs, Senior Vice President, Marketing
for Bell Business Markets. "Combined with Bell's leading 5G network
and our proven IoT capabilities, this agreement with Esri Canada
offers cities across the country a holistic platform to help them
manage their critical infrastructure and services in real
time."
The Bell Integrated Smart City Ecosystem enables Canadian
communities to accelerate their digital transformations, enhancing
decision-making and streamlining collaboration
across municipal or regional departments. The platform
collects, integrates and displays data in one seamless end-to-end
experience, enabling multiple stakeholders to make decisions from a
shared view that provides broader and clearer context for all
involved. Cities can customize the solution, building on top of
their existing location intelligence investments, or access
multiple pre-integrated IoT solutions with customized reporting and
automation of processes.
Bell has Canada's largest portfolio of IoT solutions
specifically designed to empower Smart City transformations,
enabling the fast and secure collection of data from multiple
sources for a diverse array of applications, including water leak
detection, asset management, smart waste management and energy
management.
Canadian municipal and regional governments have increasingly
been adopting digital solutions to improve their resilience and
responsiveness to a variety of scenarios and issues, from public
health to severe weather events to infrastructure interruptions.
According to IDC, 86% of Canadian public sector respondents have
adopted one or more IoT solutionsi. Smart City
initiatives enable government staff and agencies to make better
decisions faster through access to connected digital sensor data
and ultimately deliver services more efficiently and more
responsively.
"A city is smartest when it is using accurate and up-to-date
geographic data to make decisions that affect people's lives," said
Alex Miller, President of Esri
Canada. "The more timely that information is, the easier it is to
make the right decisions. This partnership offers cities the tools
they need to do that simply and easily."
Esri's ArcGIS technology is the market leader and most widely
used GIS and location intelligence system for communities across
Canada. ArcGIS Velocity is Esri's cloud-native capability for
real-time and big data analytics. Cities can use ArcGIS Velocity to
monitor and analyze sensors, observations, and IoT data at scale.
With ArcGIS Velocity, cities can ingest live event data from
multiple sensors, protocols, and formats. In addition to real-time,
analytics can also be performed on historical data. Administrators
can automatically send alerts and push data in response to
triggers, populate dashboards, or publish maps and data services
across the organization. Ultimately, these capabilities help cities
shorten the time from observation to decision-making.
Learn more about the Bell and Esri Integrated Smart City
Ecosystem here. The Integrated Smart City Ecosystem will also be
presented during Esri Canada's Building a Safer, Connected
Community virtual event on November
2.
About Bell
Bell is Canada's largest communications
company, providing advanced broadband wireless, TV, Internet, media
and business communication services throughout the country. Founded
in Montréal in 1880, Bell is wholly owned by BCE Inc. To learn
more, please visit Bell.ca or BCE.ca.
Through Bell for Better, we are investing to create a better
today and a better tomorrow by supporting the social and economic
prosperity of our communities with a commitment to the highest
environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards. This includes
the Bell Let's Talk initiative, which promotes Canadian mental
health with national awareness and anti-stigma campaigns like Bell
Let's Talk Day and significant Bell funding of community care and
access, research and workplace leadership initiatives throughout
the country. To learn more, please visit Bell.ca/LetsTalk.
About Esri Canada
Founded in 1984, Esri Canada
provides geographic information system (GIS) solutions that empower
people in business, government and education to make informed and
timely decisions by leveraging the power of mapping and spatial
analytics. These solutions enable organizations to better manage
their resources, plan their future and collaborate within and
beyond their organization. Esri Canada's products and services help
advance successful digital transformation. The company serves
12,000 organizations from 16 offices across Canada and is based in
Toronto. In 2019, Esri Canada
achieved Platinum Club status with the Canada's Best Managed
Companies program by retaining its Best Managed designation for
seven consecutive years or more. More information can be found at
esri.ca. Follow Esri Canada on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube,
Instagram and LinkedIn.
Media inquiries
Bell
Caroline Audet
caroline.audet@bell.ca
@Bell_News
Esri Canada
Mary Ambrose
press@esri.ca
Investor inquiries
Bell
Richard Bengian
514 786-8219
Richard.bengian@bell.ca
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i IDC
report IoT Adoption in Canada, 2021 by Nigel Wallis
IDC#CA47059321
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SOURCE Bell Canada