As well as meeting operators' exacting network requirements so that they in turn can satisfy their customers, high-quality Internet services are also a national priority. High-performance Internet access is to modern society what drinking water and electricity were to the nation a century ago.
In partnership with the city of Las Vegas, U.S. company EnGoPlanet has deployed a network of smart street lights powered by solar energy and footsteps. The set-up is simple: footstep pads built into the pavement capture kinetic energy produced by pedestrian traffic. The energy stored during the day is used at night to power street […]
Electric buses’ market is expected to grow rapidly in the coming years, especially in Europe.
Manufacturers have much to gain by switching to LED: energy savings, maintenance efficiencies, and employee comfort are just a few examples. Upgrading a plant’s lighting assets is not necessarily the first thing people think of when it comes to generating energy savings in industry. Yet lighting accounts for 2 to 15 per cent of a site’s electricity […]
France’s power generation capacity will not be sufficient to meet the consumption peaks expected during cold spells (demand is set to reach 101.6GW at the end of the week of 16 January, while total capacity for the period is 87GW). To ensure power continuity for households, there are several solutions: imports, savings and demand side response […]
After a month of excitement, the EURO 2016 final took place on 11 July. Technologically, never has a European tournament been so connected. The 10 stadiums across France, most of them revamped for the occasion, offered a range of innovative connected services, which were particularly appreciated by fans.; as were its new technologies, like very […]
Using a pay-as-you-go system for a ready-to-use workspace is becoming more pertinent to businesses than renting floor space. This as-a-service approach must be integrated at the design stage of future buildings. The uberisation of the economy is forcing businesses to accelerate the adoption of digital technology, not just in terms of information system updates and […]
Global electricity demand will double over the next 25 years. The task facing market players today is to show what monetary value can be offered by energy consumption management. More flexible, more proactive in maintaining a balance between production and consumption… Electricity networks, too, are getting smarter. And with good reason: “Whatever type of primary energy is used to generate […]
In time, towns and cities may no longer own their lighting infrastructure, but will instead buy access to levels of illumination. Cities will not only be part of the service delivery revolution, they are likely to be the most obvious source of the various forms of connected intelligence. Their size and their concentration and range […]