Comcast creates new smart cities dedicated business unit
Smart Cities Dive | By Cailin Crowe
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Comcast announced a new business unit dedicated to smart city solutions at the Smart Cities Connect Conference in Columbus, Ohio, Wednesday. While the company has previously completed projects in the smart cities space, the move signals its ongoing interest in the sector.
Comcast Smart Solutions will provide connectivity and consulting services in addition to connecting customers with collaborators that provide smart-technology services for lighting, public works, building solutions, digital kiosks and more.
The business unit launch brings together a variety of assets that Comcast has built over the years in network connectivity, IoT solutions or campus deployments, said US Ignite Senior Director of Partnerships and Outreach Mari Silbey during a conference panel with Comcast that she moderated. It is a natural next step for the company, said Silbey. US Ignite, a nonprofit that connects cities and businesses on smart-city projects, recently worked with Comcast on a smart cities pilot program in Philadelphia.