Construction Digital Magazine October 2021 | Page 45

SMART CITIES

“ Residents need one source delivering relevant , local updates from trusted sources in real-time ”

JURAJ GAGO CO-FOUNDER , SIMPLICITY pole infrastructure to deploy innovative technologies and improve societal and economic outcomes .
“ Acquiring CIMCON gives Quantela the opportunity to access the streetlight pole infrastructure used to deploy CIMCON controllers ,” said Sridhar Gadhi , Quantela ’ s Founder and Executive Chairman .
“ More importantly , the cost savings realised through the deployment of these controllers improves the commercial viability of the digitisation business case , and therefore , improves Quantela ’ s ability to deliver better outcomes to customers . The acquisition will provide existing and future customers with the security of a larger company , with more economies of scale , larger and more diversified talent , plus even more valuable outcomes .”
Amr Salem , Quantela ’ s CEO , said these outcomes are realised in the form of incremental revenue or cost savings . “ Outcomes are powered by real-time data and predictive analytics from applications like digital advertising , traffic management , smart parking , public wi-fi and waste management to help communities achieve their goals . The addition of CIMCON ’ s smart lighting capabilities will enable communities to immediately reduce streetlight energy consumption and maintenance costs ,” he added . constructionglobal . com 45