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Smart cies are expected to be commonplace within the next 10 years, according to a new poll by WiSUN Alliance, a global ecosystem of member


companies seeking to accelerate the implementaon of open standards based Field Area Networks (FAN) and the Internet of Things (IoT)


Alliance expect to see widespread smart city deployments in 10 or more years, while a third predict five to ten years. Just 15 per cent expect it in less than five years. However, half cite lack of funds or investment in projects as the biggest challenge currently holding back smart city


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development. A further 21 per cent point to security and privacy issues, while lack of interoperability (14 per cent) is also seen as a major factor in progressing deployments.


When asked about their specific security concerns, respondents point to data privacy as their biggest worry (37 per cent), while attacks on critical


infrastructure (28 per cent) and network vulnerabilities (24 per cent) are also cause for concern. Eleven per cent cite insecure IoT devices. “It’s interesting to see the timeframe that many of our respondents place on smart city deployment, when in fact smart cities are already here,” according to Phil Beecher, president and CEO of Wi-SUN Alliance. “Smart lighting is being deployed using canopy mesh networks and is already helping to save operational costs through reduced energy consumption and better reliability. These deployments can be used to improve public safety and for additional services such as intelligent transport systems,


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smart parking and electric vehicle charging stations. “Certainly security and interoperability remain critical factors in any smart city deployment and one of the reasons why developers and utilities are increasingly specifying Wi-SUN technology as part of a robust, resilient and scalable wireless communications network. As more IoT devices connect to the network, the opportunity for major disruption through security vulnerabilities is increasing all the time, while greater IT/OT (operational technology) convergence, especially in utilities, will increase the risk of attacks on critical infrastructure.”


IoT applications and services


There are already more than 91 million Wi-SUN capable devices (Navigant Research) awarded globally as utility companies, service providers and city developers deploy new IoT applications and services for smart cities and utilities. Wi-SUN FAN is the network technology behind a number of major smart city projects around the world including City of London, Copenhagen and Glasgow, as well as a growing number of smart utility networks. In a report by IoT Analytics, Miami was identified as the world’s number one city for connected streetlights, with nearly 500,000 units


deployed, supported by Wi- SUN compatible technology. Paris is number two with 280,000 connected


streetlights retrofitted across the city with a Wi-SUN compatible mesh network.


Wi-SUN Alliance hosted a webinar in June to discuss ‘How Wi-SUN FANs benefit smart utilities and smart cities’, with invited guests, Iker Urrutia, Manager of Smart Grids, Iberdrola, Kyle Grossman, Manager, Network Business Integration, Xcel Energy and Jeremy Laundergan, VP of


Consulting Services, EnerNex. To listen to the recording of this webinar session, visit: https://attendee.gotowebin ar.com/recording/396172001 4590687489


Research methodology


Wi-SUN Alliance conducted a poll on Twitter in April 2019 posting five questions over the course of a week. The poll attracted 20,098 responses from individuals across all age ranges with an interest in technology, AI, machine learning, IoT, robotics and deep learning, among other similar topics.


About the WiSUN Alliance


The Wi-SUN Alliance is a global non-profit member- based association made up of industry leading


companies. Its mission is to drive the global proliferation of


interoperable wireless solutions for use in smart cities, smart grids and other Internet of Things (IoT) applications using open global standards from organizations, such as IEEE802, IETF, TIA, TTC and ETSI. With more than 200 members worldwide, membership of the Wi-SUN Alliance is open to all industry stakeholders and includes silicon vendors, product vendors, services providers, utilities,


universities, enterprises and municipalities and local government organisations.


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