A TALE OF
3 SMART CITIES- London, New York and Tokyo.
Essential technologies that are
enabling the Metropolises of Tomorrow

Smart cities

are nolonger a dream of tomorrow, but becoming an
increasingly popular option for enhancing thesustainability and livability of major metropolitan
areas throughout the world. To enable thefunctionality of the advanced technologies that makeup a smart city, a superior level of connectivity is not
only advantageous but essential. Mission-critical data
centers located in the heart of these smart cities aremaking this level of connectivity possible with low
latency interconnectivity, resilient infrastructure tosecurely house critical data, and scalable capacity for
future growth.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction: Defining the Smart City

02

Growth, Trends and Forecasts

03

5G and the Future of IoT

04

A Multi-Layer Ecosystem

05

How Telcos Can Position Themselves
to be Ready for Smart Cities

06

Smart City Enablement by Telehouse

07

London08

New York

09

Tokyo

10

About Telehouse

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SMART

CITY

Introduction:

Defining the
Smart City

With the global population steadily increasing, major
cities around the world are experiencing a massive influxof new inhabitants each year. According to the World
Health Organization (WHO), 54 percent of the world’s 7.5
billion people currently live in urban areas, a number thatis expected to grow by two percent every year until 2020.

The world’s
7.5 billion
people54%
Live inurban areas

These so-called ‘smart cities’are changing the way people
live on a fundamental level bycontinuously collecting andanalyzing data that is used to
improve a city’s livability.

In order to maintain a highquality of life for residents, cities
around the world are becoming
smarter, incorporating
innovative Information andCommunications Technology(ICT) and Internet of Things(IoT) devices to manage avariety of city assets such astransportation, government,
education, law enforcement andwaste management.
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Growth, Trends
and Forecasts
As a growing number of people congregate within urban areas, it has
become increasingly important to make cities greener and more
efficient through the utilization of smart technologies. According to a
study by research firm Frost and Sullivan, there are eight key factorsthat define smart cities, including smart governance, smart energy,
smart building, smart mobility, smart infrastructure, smart technology,
smart healthcare and smart citizen. Based on its research, Frost and
Sullivan reports that these eight elements provide a combined market
potential of $1.5 trillion globally.

8 KEY FACTORS THAT DEFINE SMART CITIES
Smart Governance

Smart Energy

Smart Building

Smart Mobility

Smart Infrastructure

Smart Technology

Smart Healthcare

Smart Citizen

Combined market potential of$1.5 trillion globally
A multitude of sensors and IoT devices are critical to the enablementof smart cities. Gartner predicts that 9.7 billion devices will be used insmart cities by the year 2020, rising from just 1.1 billion in 2015.
Gartner also predicts that climate change, resilience and sustainability
will be among the chief objectives surrounding smart cities inupcoming years, as major metro areas around the world launchvarious projects utilizing IoT technology for data collection andresource management.
These diverse projects create an opportunity for the implementation ofgreen technologies throughout smart cities such as solar-poweredtrash compactors, remotely controlled LED street lights andvehicle emissions sensors. In addition, the daily lives ofresidents and visitors are also directly impacted by smart
technologies, as many gain the opportunity to use
emerging applications such as driverless cars,
Wi-Fi kiosks, and solar-powered charging
stations.

“

climate change,
resilience andsustainability will be
among the chief objectives
surrounding smart cities
in upcoming years”

9.7 billion
IoT
devices

1.1 billion
IoT
devices

2015

2020
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5G andthe Future of IoT
As the growth in mobile data accelerates
and more and more demand is seen on the
ground for better ways to access content
on the move, the future of IoT requires new
networking capabilities to support a
massive number of connected devices. Thisrequires unprecedented efficiency for bothdevices and networks. For IoT tosuccessfully evolve, close partnerships
across industries and ecosystems are

essential. IoT must have the ability to utilise
the power of next generation technologies
and 5G is best placed to offer theseenhanced features. 5G will be able to support
the future application at the core of IoT
which demands intensified computationaland communications power. 5G networks
high speeds (up to 10Gbps) combined with
the next generation of low latency radio links,
enable mobile devices to become immersive
and overarching in their capabilities.

High-bandwidth,
low-latency
connectivity

Although IoT is
not new as a concept
or as a service, 5G will
provide the technology for the evolutionof a more cognitive and more virtual IoT,
especially for telecoms and service
providers. It will allow much more in the wayof direct device-to-device communication,
massive machine communication, withultra-reliable communication as a standard.
One thing that is very clear - 5G networks
must accommodate many more users anddevices whilst delivering more data to eachindividual user at an instant for IoT todevelop and replicate.
5G is on its way to not only becoming reality,
but also the standard for next generation
data transmission. It will provide the engine
to communicate the IoT to multiple devices
and machines. 5Gs impact on the IoT will betransformational and will take IoT to acompletely new level.

To facilitate constantconnectivity, which is thecornerstone of smart
city infrastructure, data
must be exchanged
virtually instantaneously
between businesses,organizations andgovernment entities.

5G
The standard
for next generation
data transmission

To enable IoTtechnologies and the
5G networks that
support them,high-bandwidth,
low-latency connectivity
inside smart cities isabsolutely critical.

HIGH-BANDWIDTHINSTANTANEOUSLY EXCHANGE
LOW-LATENCY

Leveraging their ability to provide enhanced
connectivity,
and
their
substantial
experience managing complex networks
and mitigating cybersecurity threats,
telecom
providers,
globalnetwork
operators and mobile businesses are in aprime position to serve the technologicalrequirements of smart cities.

Without superior connectivity, it will bephysically impossible to process the highvolumes of data necessary to create a
network of communicating devices. This
need presents the opportunity for telcoproviders to become involved in the next
generation of technology and communications.
4A Multi-Layer
Ecosystem
Smart city enablement lies within the
integrationofanewmulti-layer
telecommunications ecosystem built to
support enhanced connectivity. Making up
the first layer of this ecosystem,
telecommunications companies, Internet
Service Providers (ISPs) and Managed
Services Providers (MSPs) were among thefirst wave of data center adoption in the
1990s. During this time, providers found thatcolocating in close proximity to one anothersignificantly reduced the costs associatedwith peering. In addition the lower latency
resulted in increased performance, enablinga competitive advantage over rivals.
Over the last two decades, market growth
has resulted in the emergence of a large
number of highly-connected data centers.
This dense network connectivity enabled thenext major wave of market disruption via the
Cloud and Over-the-Top (OTT) content,
followed by IoT providers and Big Data
analytics, making up the second and thirdlayer of the telecommunications ecosystem.
In many cases this interconnectivity isfacilitated by leading Internet Exchanges
such as NYIIX, LINX and JPIX.

Big Data analytics
IoT providers
Cloud andOver-the-Top (OTT) content

These three layers interact to form the necessary backbone toenable the emergence of smart cities. Enterprises looking to claim
their stake early on are adopting colocation with directconnectivity to key partners for faster and more efficient designand deployment of new technologies and offerings.
5How Telcos Can
Position Themselves
to be Ready for
Smart Cities
As we look to the future, it is evident that Telcos will be at the heart of the Smart City.
High capacity, highly available networks will provide the level of connectivity that will
be needed to facilitate constant communication between devices such as smart
healthcare, smart payments, smart utilities and smart transport. All IoT and city
devices must be connected through home and public broadband, optical fibre andnetwork data.

The Smart City is not a

The BBC reports that TfL

distant concept; Telcos needand London Mayor Sadiq

to start acting now. In 2012

Khan will invite telecoms

Virgin Media was awarded thefirms

contract to install Wi-Fi at stations on

infrastructure

the London Underground in time for the
Olympics, and it is now available at morethan 260 stations. Whilst metro passengers
in Paris, New York, Berlin, Seoul and Tokyo
have enjoyed Wi-Fi services for several years,
Jason DaPonte, Innovation Manager at
Transport for London (TfL), is further
advancing

this

by

prioritizing

Wi-Fi

connectivity across the entire undergroundnetwork.

“

to

bid

to

build

to

the

provideunderground 4G Wi-Fi coverage imminently.
Another example of how TfL is engaging
Telcos and Smart Cities is the roll out of their
IoT network. DaPonte says “we are in theprocess of connecting as many of our trains
and buses and tracks and ventilation
systems and ticketing systems to get asmuch data out of those as possible to see
what insights we can get”. There are alreadymore than 30,000 sensors on every train on
the underground delivering 2GB of sensor
data per week. The aim of collecting this data

There are already 3000
sensors on every train
on the undergrounddelivering 2GB of sensor
data every week

is to get “a much deeper level of experience
understanding of customers and the ability
to improve their journeys both from a hardengineering point of view but also from apersonal point of view.”
In order become more involved in thedevelopment and enablement of smart
cities, telcos must position themselves inhighly-connected data centers located within
the city limits for fast, secure and resilient
connectivity at all times. By colocating
network infrastructure within these data
centers, companies can innovate faster andlaunch new offerings virtually instantly withdirect and immediate access to connectivity
resources.

Telcosmust position themselves inhighly-connected
data centers located within
the city limits
for fast, secure andresilient connectivity
at all times.

As smart cities grow both in number andcomplexity, the technologies they employ are
putting a major strain on the supply of
colocation and Cloud resources. Today’s
telecom

providersshouldneverunderestimate the sheer amount of data
traffic

that

will

be

generatedbyafully-developed smart city. Furthermore
outages at hospitals have hit headlines, with
operations cancelled or postponed, and theoccasional outages in some of the major
cloud providers’ operations also cause major
disruptions to a variety of their corporate
customers.

As a result, it is critical for
those involved in thedevelopment of smart cities
to identify secure, resilientand scalable data center
infrastructures that will
ensure networks are
future-proofed.

SECURERESILIENTSCAL ABLE

FUTURE-PROOFED NE T WORKS

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Smart City Enablement
by Telehouse

Telehouse provides
highly-connected colocation
facilities within multiple smart
cities around the world, including
New York, London and Tokyo.

By colocating within one or more ofthese global facilities, companies havethe opportunity to introduce innovativetechnologies and services to advance smart
city development and the proliferation of IoTwith direct, low-latency connectivity to end
users.

SMART

CITY

NEW YORKLONDONTOKYO

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LONDON
Boasting a combined worth of£56 billion, London serves as
the largest tech market in allof Europe with 40,000 digitalbusinesses and 300,000
employees in its technology
sector alone1*.

£56
billionThe
reportcommissionedbytheDepartment of Business Innovation and
Skills in October 2013 indicates the UK
government’s interest in being a world leader
in the area of Smart Cities. The UK has been
the most prolific user of the Horizon 2020
fund established by the European
Commission to run pilots for smart cities.
Whether this trend continues post-Brexit,
given the funding that had been madeavailable through Europe, remains to be seen
but it could be an area which actually comesto greater prominence as a result.

The largest
Tech Market

in all of Europe

As the largest city in Europe, London isleveraging smart technology to solve
real-world problems such as rapid
population growth, and to maintain its global
business competitiveness while ensuringlivability. Similarly to Urban Tech NYC,
London hosts ‘Future Cities Catapult’ andgroups like Cognicity, both of which have a
focus
on
supporting
smart
citiesstart-ups/SMEs, plus more than 60 techincubators & accelerators in the capital.

TELEHOUSE NORTH TWO
is expanding to help
facilitate telco Smart City
Infrastructures at the Edge

TELEHOUSE NORTH TWO
Docklands, London

TELEHOUSE NORTH
Docklands, London

TELEHOUSE EAST
Docklands, London

TELEHOUSE WEST
Docklands, London

TELEHOUSE METRO
London

SMART

CITY

The Mayor’s Smart London Plan, published in
December 2013, outlined the ways in whichsmart technology will be utilized throughout thecity to improve the lives of citizens and visitors
throughthree

overarchingwork-streams:

Engaging and empowering Londoners and theirbusinesses with smart technology; enabling
growth for London’s infrastructure, environment
and transportation systems by harnessing data
anddigitaltechnology;

andworkingwithbusinesses to help leverage opportunities forfurther growth and innovation.

“

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan said:“As Mayor of this great city – the best city in theworld – it fills me with pride to see our tech sector
thriving. New technologies are having an
enormous impact on our way of life - reshaping
our societies, our economies and our culture.
My ambition now is to harness the newtechnologies that are being pioneered right here
to transform London into the world's leading
smart city.
The potential for cutting-edge technology totackle a host of social, economic andenvironmental challenges is immeasurable.
From air pollution and climate change to housing
and transport, new technologies and data
science will be at the heart of the long-term
solutions to urban challenges.”8

Reinforcing Mayor Bill de Blasio’s promise tohelp the city of New York maintain its
positionasatechnologicallyandNEW YORK

economically advanced city, the Mayor’s
Office of Tech and Innovation has been hard
at work creating one of the most innovative

help entrepreneurs create smart technologies

and tech-friendly cities in the world throughand solutions; and a comprehensive set of

its Smart and Equitable City initiative. As aguidelines for the deployment of smart

result of this initiative, New York wastechnologies and practices.

announced as the Best Smart City of 2016 at
the Smart City Expo World Congress in

Simon

Barcelona.

Partner and Chief Innovation Officer at

Sylvester-Chaudhuri,

Managing

Global Futures Group stated, “New York’s
Making New York a global benchmark forprogressive policies, unparalleled diversity,

smart technology, this initiative rests on four

appetite for innovation and entrepreneurial

pillars of innovation. Among these, LinkNYC,

spirit make it an attractive gateway for new

which replaces the city’s payphones withtechnologies from across the globe. I have

Wi-Fi kiosks to expand connectivity among

worked all over the world, and in no placecitizens and visitors; Marketplace.nyc, ahave I seen people as hungry as they are

digitalgovernment

here. New York is truly unique and serves as

institutions identify smart city solutions;a prime location for smart city innovation

Urban Tech NYC, an accelerator program toand development.”

platformtohelp

NEW YORK awarded
The Best Smart City of
2016at the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona

SMART

CITY

TELEHOUSE TELEPORTStaten Island, NY

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¥3.8
trillion¥1.12
trillion

2011

TOKYO
2020

Japan’ssmart city market

Japan’s smart city market,
which stood around ¥1.12
trillion in 2011, is expected toincrease to ¥3.8 by 2020 thanks
to significant subsidies from
the Ministry of Economy, Tradeand Industry (METI).

SMART

In Tokyo, smart technology solutions suchas automation of energy supply andproduction of highly-connected vehicles arebeing utilized to help solve regional issues in
the pursuit of enhanced sustainability andlivability throughout the city.
In addition, as Tokyo prepares to host the2020 Olympics, urban development has
greatly accelerated making sustainability a
key consideration.
Organizing the Olympic games provides
Tokyo with an opportunity to makeadditional smart upgrades throughout thecity, including enhanced energy efficiency
within buildings, sustainable construction
and renewable energy production.

CITY

TELEHOUSE TOKYO
Tama, Tokyo

Organizing the Olympic games provides Tokyo
with an opportunity to make additional smart
upgrades throughout the city, including enhancedenergy efficiency within buildings, sustainable
construction and renewable energy production.

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ABOUT TELEHOUSE
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http://technation.techcityuk.com

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http://www.techworld.com/developers/transport-for-london-lays-out-its-innovation-

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https://datacentrenews.co.uk/2017/05/role-data-centres-smart-city-enablers/

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https ://www.london.gov.uk/press-releases/mayoral/mayor-reveals-his-smart-city-ambition-for-london

roadmap-says-network-wide-wifi-is-priority-3643006/