Wave, a diversified business group, has
engaged IBM to provide a roadmap to make its green-field township, Wave City, a
Smarter Township.
Located in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh state,
India, Wave City is among the largest integrated township development projects
in India’s National Capital Region.
The 4500 acre township will be one of the
first urban developments in the country to be designed with smart systems to
improve the quality of life for residents while keeping operating costs low and
maintaining high levels of service.
Wave City, one of India’s new-age
townships, is being built in two phases. The first phase of the township, spread
over around 1671 acres, will include residential apartments, commercial
complexes, shopping malls, light industries, education institutes, and
hospitals.
As a consulting partner, IBM has developed
a roadmap that includes application and technology infrastructure as well as
possible revenue models that will enable the township to provide these
world-class living amenities to its residents.
“With rapid urbanization in India, it is
critical to build townships which are sustainable and have the required smart
enablers and solutions to manage growth, while providing an improved quality of
life for the residents. We are pleased to work with Wave Inc in creating a
smarter township and help them achieve their business vision,” said Shankar
Kalyana, chief technology officer, Global Business Services, IBM India/South
Asia.
All cities are made up of a complex system
of systems that are inextricably linked. IBM has assisted Wave City to identify
the different systems that make up the township and to understand how these
systems interact with and affect each other in order to improve planning and
operational efficiency.
Under the recommendations from IBM, a
central command centre will integrate and interconnect information from various
systems and services within the township to improve safety, prevent and
anticipate problems and improve the quality of life of residents. For example a
resident’s smart device will be alerted to current traffic conditions or
residents can check parking availability or changes to traffic conditions due
to large sporting event or a natural disaster like flooding.
“At Wave City it is our aim to build a
township that provides a world-class living experience to all residents with
best-of-class services and amenities. At the same time we want to ensure that
Wave City is eco-friendly and self-sustainable. Today Wave is a brand in itself
and is also a name to reckon with in many fields, including real estate and
property development. We are confident that IBM’s expertise in building smarter
cities across the globe will help us to achieve this vision,” said Manpreet
Singh Chadha, joint managing director of Wave.
IBM will help Wave City create a township
where all the amenities, such as clean water, energy, transportation, public
safety, education, and healthcare, will be integrated and managed by smart
devices using sensors and other intelligent communication tools.
With all these devices connected to a
central command centre, Wave City will be able to record and respond to events
much faster and in a more coordinated manner. The roadmap also makes
recommendations to help Wave City find ways to reduce running costs, reduce
power usage, increase efficiency and improve quality of management across the
township.
By Telecomlead.com Team
editor@telecomlead.com
