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Unlock the Power of IoT for Smart Cities

HiveMQ is an enterprise MQTT platform that provides a powerful foundation for Smart Cities. We help cities achieve digital maturity by integrating data from various urban assets, systems, and applications into enterprise and cloud platforms. This integration enables advanced data and analytics use cases, driving efficiencies in urban mobility, energy management, public safety, and environmental monitoring.

With HiveMQ our Customers Achieved

1M

Annual Energy Savings by Reducing Street Light Energy Usage by 80%

$1M

Annual Cost Savings by Reducing Waste Collection Costs by 40%

$1M

Annual Water Bill Savings by Reducing Consumption by 20%

HiveMQ Drives Business Outcomes

For urban development, staying ahead of the curve is essential to maintaining competitiveness and driving innovation. Cities are looking to enhance efficiency, improve safety, and create new opportunities for citizen engagement.

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Efficient Traffic Management

Customers reduce traffic congestion and improve road safety by collecting real-time traffic data, enabling dynamic adjustments to signals and effective rerouting strategies.

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Optimized Environmental Monitoring

Customers identify pollution hotspots and create mitigation strategies by tracking air quality, noise levels, weather patterns and other environmental factors.

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Smart Street Lighting

Companies dynamically adjust lighting levels based on real-time environmental conditions, pedestrian/traffic activity, leading to energy savings while maintaining optimal illumination.

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Enhanced Infrastructure Management

Customers monitor the health of assets like bridges, roads, and buildings, which allows for proactive maintenance and prevents potential hazards.

The business of mobile traffic safety is very demanding. We can't afford any interruptions. Reliability is the biggest challenge. In our cloud-based traffic control system, reliable, real-time information is vital. We are very happy with HiveMQ

Gustav Nyblom

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Berlex

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Digital Transformation in Smart Cities

The key to digital transformation in Smart Cities lies in harnessing data from the myriad of urban devices and sensors scattered across diverse locations. Data needs to be collected from sources such as traffic lights, waste management systems, energy grids, and environmental sensors, then compiled and analyzed. By leveraging this data, Smart Cities can enhance operational efficiency, derive strategic insights, and promote sustainable urban practices, ultimately creating more livable, efficient, and environmentally friendly cities.

Key Trends in IoT and Smart Cities

For urban development, staying ahead of the curve is essential to maintaining competitiveness and driving innovation. Cities are leveraging advanced technologies to enhance efficiency, improve safety, and create new opportunities for citizen engagement.

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Intelligent Infrastructure

Integrating IoT devices in urban infrastructure, such as smart streetlights and intelligent traffic signals, optimizes city operations and enhances resident services.

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Smart Mobility

IoT-enabled smart mobility solutions, like autonomous vehicles, smart parking, and real-time transit tracking, reduce traffic congestion and boost efficiency.

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Environmental Monitoring

IoT devices monitor air quality, water quality, noise levels, and other environmental factors, helping cities manage pollution and ensure a healthier environment.

Electrical

Energy Management

Smart grids and IoT energy management systems help cities optimize consumption, integrate renewables, and significantly reduce carbon footprints.

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Waste Management

Smart waste management systems use IoT sensors to optimize waste collection routes and monitor waste levels, improving efficiency and reducing costs.

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Smart Buildings

IoT-enabled smart building solutions, such as energy-efficient systems and automated environmental controls, enhance operational efficiency and sustainability.

Why MQTT for Smart Cities

Efficient data collection, communication, and control are vital for smart cities. MQTT, a lightweight protocol, ensures real-time data exchange with minimal bandwidth, enhancing urban connectivity, monitoring, and control systems.

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Real Time

MQTT reduces latency, enabling near-instantaneous communication, crucial for remote connectivity and autonomous systems in smart cities.

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Secure

MQTT includes robust security features like encryption, access control, and authentication, essential for remote connectivity, AI, and protecting personal data in smart cities.

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Reliable

MQTT ensures dependable message delivery with various Quality of Service (QoS) levels, making it ideal for critical smart city applications.

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Low Bandwidth

MQTT's lightweight design and publish/subscribe model make it highly efficient for bandwidth-limited environments like smart city infrastructure.

Multi-Point

Event-Driven Architecture

MQTT's event-driven nature ensures data transmission as events occur, crucial for autonomous systems, connectivity, and scalable smart city platforms.

Efficiency

Energy Efficient

MQTT's efficient data transmission methods help reduce the energy consumption of resource-constrained sensors and devices.

Key Use Cases

HiveMQ is widely used in smart city initiatives across various applications. Here are some of the most common:

Smart Cities Traffic Management

Optimizing Traffic Management

Optimizing traffic management is critical to enhancing the efficiency and sustainability of smart city initiatives, including autonomous vehicles, intelligent traffic signals, public transit systems, and smart parking solutions. Utilizing advanced platforms like HiveMQ, smart cities can achieve comprehensive remote monitoring and management of their traffic systems, providing the following benefits:

  • Reduced traffic congestion

  • Increased transportation efficiency

  • Improved urban mobility management

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Smart City Building Management

Smart Buildings

Smart building automation plays a pivotal role in enhancing the efficiency and sustainability of smart city initiatives, including energy management systems, access control, HVAC systems, and security solutions. Utilizing advanced platforms like HiveMQ, smart cities can achieve comprehensive remote monitoring and management of their building systems, providing the following benefits:

  • Reduced energy consumption

  • Increased operational efficiency

  • Improved occupant comfort and security

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HiveMQ in Smart Cities

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