Building Resilient Smart Cities

A Conversation with Phil Beecher from Wi-SUN Alliance

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IoT For All
December 05, 2023

Hello readers!

Smart cities and utilities require resilient infrastructure that can withstand unexpected disruptions and challenges. From weather and natural disasters, to technology advancements and cyber threats, infrastructure needs to be adaptable and scalable. On this week’s IoT For All podcast, Ryan speaks with Phil Beecher, President and CEO of Wi-SUN Alliance, about building resilient smart cities and utilities with IoT and the Wi-SUN standard.

Why You Won’t Want to Miss This

  1. Discover how Wi-SUN technology is revolutionizing smart city deployments, offering flexible and scalable IoT solutions for dense urban environments and large-scale outdoor applications.

  2. Explore the unique challenges and innovative solutions of large-scale outdoor IoT deployments, particularly in smart metering and smart city infrastructure.

  3. Learn about the critical role of interoperability in emergency response and disaster preparedness, ensuring reliable and resilient network connectivity.

  4. Gain insights into the growing applications of Wi-SUN technology beyond utilities, including smart agriculture and healthcare, showcasing its versatility and adaptability across industries.

  5. Understand the importance of standards-based technology in IoT, offering a roadmap for future developments and ensuring long-term IoT adoption.

Our Favorite Moment

“One of the benefits of using an open technology and using internet protocols is that you can have a multi-service network. So rather than having application silos where you have street lighting as one application and smart parking as another, you can be a lot more open. The communications infrastructure can support all of those applications concurrently. So therefore your application layer can join things together as you get more creative.”

— Phil Beecher

Resilient Smart Cities with Wi-SUN

Meet Phil Beecher

Phil Beecher is the President and CEO of the Wi-SUN Alliance. Since 1997, Phil has played a key role in the development of communications standards including Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, IETF, IEEE and cellular and the specification of test plans for a number of Smart Utilities Network standards, including Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and Home Energy Management Systems. He is a graduate of the University of Sussex with a degree in Electronic Engineering and holds patents in communications and networking technology.

Wi-SUN Alliance is a global association of industry leading companies driving the adoption of interoperable wireless solutions for use in smart utilities and smart cities. Wi-SUN® specifications bring Smart Ubiquitous Networks to service providers, utilities, municipalities/local government and other enterprises, by enabling interoperable, multi-service and secure wireless mesh networks. Wi-SUN can be used for large-scale outdoor IoT wireless communication networks in a wide range of applications.

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