A Smart City Hub Based on 5G to Revitalize Assets of the Electrical Infrastructure

Abstract

The electrical infrastructure has certain assets which have been underused, commonly named as dead assets, such as the light, distribution, and transformer poles. This infrastructure can be exploited with short-range 5G base stations, a technology which is expected to arrive soon, as a strategy to implement new 5G IoT networks and new smart city services. This project proposes the development of a smart city Hub which uses the dead electrical infrastructure with the purpose of offering technological services based on 5G. The Hub 5G is intended to integrate applications from different domains and industries, and at the same time, use open data sources to expose integrated services to the community where the Hub is located. The Hub provides a smart digital ecosystem for connected people, data, things, and services, a requirement for nowadays’ solutions. This initiative enables the application of technologies for society and the reinforcement of collaborative strategies between different industries and public and private sectors.