Complete solutions “Smart Parking for People with Disabilities” and “Smart Water Management”. COSMOTE NB-IoT population coverage over 98% – the largest in Greece.
COSMOTE implemented smart city solutions in the Municipalities of Monemvasia and Chania, utilizing the Narrow-Band Internet of Things (NB-IoT) technology. Smart Water Management in Monemvasia and Smart Parking in Chania, facilitates the daily life of citizens, while municipalities save valuable resources and reduce costs. The implementation was based on NB-IoT technology, as it requires a small amount of data to connect devices via a mobile network, drastically reducing power consumption and costs.
In Monemvasia, smart meters were installed in the water supply network of the Municipality for the remote monitoring and management of water supply and consumption, in real time and accurately, through the COSMOTE NB-IoT network.
Smart Water Management, which was based on the “ARTEMIS-water” solution, achieves water resources savings, stabilization of water pressure, quality control, detection of leaks, while significantly reducing energy consumption and municipal costs. This is the first water metering project in Greece implemented using the NB-IoT network.
In Chania, a Smart Parking solution for people with disabilities was implemented, which utilizes the COSMOTE NB-IoT network. As part of the project, special sensors were installed in existing parking spaces of the Municipality for people with disabilities, both citizens and visitors. Drivers have the opportunity to be informed immediately about the location of the free parking spaces and how to get there, through a special mobile application, while with special portable cards at their disposal, they automatically certify that they are entitled to a seat. This project, already used by more than 300 eligible drivers, encourages equal participation of all in the life of the city, citizens, visitors and tourists, while facilitating the work of traffic.
The Mayor of Chania, Mr. Panagiotis Simandirakis, noted: “It is our responsibility to ensure equal accessibility to all citizens, making it easier for our liaisons who face additional difficulties due to disability. With this collaboration with COSMOTE, we have achieved something extremely important and innovative, in terms of parking people with disabilities and their families in their daily traffic in the city. “Our goal is to expand this program, with even more positions inside and outside the urban web, for which citizens can be informed in real time, but also the control services to immediately detect any violations.”
In turn, the Mayor of Monemvasia, Mr. Iraklis Tricheilis, pointed out: “The growing needs of the urban population for water, the depletion – degradation of existing water resources, as well as the adverse consequences of climate change, make vital and management of available quantities of water provided for urban use. With the installation of smart meters in the water supply network of the Municipality of Monemvasia by COSMOTE, we managed to improve the efficiency and reliability of the water supply network by remote monitoring – management of water supply and consumption, in real time and accurately.
The ICT Sales Manager of OTE Group, Mr. Lykourgos Antonopoulos, stated: “We cooperate with Municipalities throughout the country, providing them with specialized solutions for smart cities, customized according to the local needs. With our competitive advantage, the state-of-the-art network infrastructure of the OTE Group, as well as our know-how and experience, we facilitate the companies, the Municipalities, but also every organization, to meet the challenges of the new digital age. “
Nationwide coverage from the COSMOTE NB-IoT network
COSMOTE is investing intensively in the expansion of the NB-IoT network, offering today the largest population coverage in Greece, which exceeds 98%.
The NB-IoT network requires a small amount of data to connect devices (eg sensors, meters, trackers) via the mobile network, thus drastically reducing power consumption and boosting a wide range of new applications. At the same time, it offers coverage everywhere, even underground, data security and low usage costs.
NB-IoT technology is specifically designed for Internet of Things applications and smart city solutions with low bandwidth communication requirements, making it an ideal choice for developing smart solutions that enhance urban sustainability and efficiency. environment, for parking, lighting, waste management, energy or water metering, etc.
Smart Cities Solutions from COSMOTE
Cities that adopt solutions and practices of smart governance, smart economy, smart mobility and smart environment, offer their residents better living conditions and become more functional, saving resources. COSMOTE contributes to the design of smart cities of the future, through the provision of specialized Smart Cities solutions, for areas such as waste management, lighting, parking, mobility, water management, public transport management, etc.