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Smart Cities in the Americas: Regional Status & Key Case Studies
provides an executive-level overview of the smart cities market in the
Americas. It delivers deep qualitative insights into the smart city
market, smart city value chain, and ecosystem dynamics in the region. It
also analyzes key trends and smart city projects being implemented in
the Americas.

The Americas is one of the most urbanized regions in the world. Cities
across North and Latin America are home to nearly 81% of the region's
population, a number likely to increase. Smart city initiatives can help
to manage the complexities arising from urban life, helping city
planners and administrations to improve the public service efficiency,
reduce costs, and improve the quality of life.

Most smart city projects revolve around four priority areas: sustainable
urban mobility, sustainable district and built environment, integrated
infrastructure and processes, and enhanced public services. While most
smart city projects comprise all of these elements, typically some are
prioritized over others. All projects have as a common primary
requirement the widespread existence of good quality ICT infrastructure
and access to information, which sits at the core of any project.

Most smart city projects in the Americas are currently focusing on areas
such as real time public transit information, parking management, car
sharing, bike sharing, or road illumination. Over time, these
developments are also opening the door to smart city initiatives in
other areas, such as air quality or infrastructure monitoring. Existing
smart city resources and infrastructure can be shared by adjacent
projects generating economies of scale. Portland's Traffic Sensor
Project (PTSP), for instance, includes the creation of a data lake,
which will be later used to store data from other smart city initiatives
beyond traffic management.

The report provides an in-depth analysis of the following -

• Smart cities taxonomy & market context: an overview of the smart city
  context in the Americas and analysis of the smart city value-chain and
  role of telcos
• The situation of smart cities in the Americas: an overview on the main
  smart city opportunities and challenges and how these are driving and
  impacting smart city investments. This section also analyzes telcos'
  role within smart city projects in the Americas
• Smart city case studies: this section details the business model and
  strategies of two smart city projects in the Americas. It also details
  telcos' involvement in these projects
• Key Findings and recommendations: the insider
  concludes with a number of Key Findings and a set of recommendations
  for smart city stakeholders, including telecom service providers

Scope

• Increasing urbanization rates across the region are helping to drive
  investments in smart city solutions both in the Americas region and
  globally.
• Smart city initiatives can help to manage the complexities arising
  from urban life, helping city planners and administrations to improve
  the public service efficiency, reduce costs, and improve the quality
  of life.
• Common standards and regulatory environments in the region have
  further spurred the deployment of smart city projects.
• Mobility and traffic management are one of the areas that concentrate
  most of the smart city projects rolled out in the Americas.
• In general, telecom operators in the Americas act in the smart city
  value chain as connectivity service providers and a number of them
  have been going up the smart city value chain by providing more
  integrated solutions.

Reasons to Buy

• This Insider Report provides a comprehensive examination of the value
  chain and business models of smart city projects in the Americas
  region. It helps executives fully understand smart city market
  dynamics, determine key smart city positioning strategies, formulate
  effective product development plans and optimize return on investments.
• Two case studies illustrate the findings of the report, providing
  insights around two smart city projects in the region, including
  scope, services, budgets, and timelines. The case studies also give an
  overview of the type of smart city solutions, use cases and value
  propositions telcos have rolled out. This will help telecom executives
  craft adapted smart city strategies to unlock new revenue streams.
• The report discusses concrete opportunities in the smart cities
  market, providing a number of actionable recommendations for smart
  city market participants, including telecom service providers.

Companies Mentioned

• AT&T
• Bell Canada
• Cisco
• Citelum
• Ericsson
• General Electric
• Huawei
• IBM
• Intel
• Telefonica
• tigo
• Worldsensing

Key Topics Covered

Section 1: Taxonomy & Market Context

• Defining a Smart City
• Elements of a Smart City
• Smart City Value Chain

Section 2: Smart City Situation in the Americas

• Overview of Smart City Status in the Americas
• Challenges and Opportunities
• Examples of Smart City Projects in the Americas

Section 3: Smart City Case Studies

• Portland's Traffic Sensor Project (PTSP)
• Bogota Smart City Project

Section 4: Key Findings & Recommendations

• Key Findings & Recommendations
• Appendix
• Acronyms and Definitions
• Companies Mentioned
• Contact Information

List of Figures

• Exhibit 1: Smart city definition
• Exhibit 2: The four elements of smart city projects
• Exhibit 3: Smart city technological value-chain
• Exhibit 4: Classification of smart city projects in the Americas
• Exhibit 5: Key opportunities and challenges in the Americas
• Exhibit 6: Smart city projects and investments in the Americas
• Exhibit 7: Portland snapshot, US, 2018
• Exhibit 8: Portland smart city ecosystem
• Exhibit 9: Bogota snapshot, Colombia, 2018
• Exhibit 10: Bogota smart city ecosystem

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