Pinacl is set to 'smarten' up Newport with a number of proof of concept smart solutions for the council following the implementation of a city wide IoT platform.
The open access IoT network will also enable IoT vendors to trial new products in a 'living lab' city environment.
Pinacl is hoping to link-up with interested parties (manufacturers and R&D institutions) to work with it on new developing IoT solutions within our urban environments.
Pinacl is deploying a LoRaWAN (low power wide area network) solution across Newport with the capability of providing connectivity to thousands of remote smart sensors which can be battery powered with a lifetime of up to 10 years.
Stream Technologies has been selected by Pinacl to monitor and manage the network and connected devices.
The IoT network will sit alongside the existing dark fibre network deployed throughout Newport, connecting back to NGD's data centre and the public Wi-Fi infrastructure installed within the city centre.